Gadd, who was convicted of possessing child pornography in 1999 and abusing two girls in 2006, is currently facing accusations…
November 5, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Rape Conviction Due to Comment on Defendant’s SilenceThe Court held that defense counsel’s failure to object to the State’s improper comment on the defendant’s pre-arrest silence warranted…
November 1, 2012 Atlanta Teacher Facing Federal Child Pornography ChargesVillemez, who worked as a Fine Arts teacher at the prestigious Atlanta private school for the last seven years, was…
October 31, 2012 Westminster Student Charged with Aggravated Sexual BatteryHouk turned himself in to Atlanta police on Sunday and was charged with sexually assaulting one of his teammates in…
October 29, 2012 Despite Illegal Search Teacher Must Face Trial on Child Pornography ChargesThe decision is a prime example of the country’s reluctance to suppress evidence even after concluding that a police search…
October 26, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Child Moletsation ConvictionThe allegations in the case were that the alleged victim (T.M.), a four year-old girl, was molested by her step-grandfather…
October 25, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Tampering with Evidence ConvictionShala King was stopped by the police for a traffic violation. After she pulled over, one of the officers testified…
October 22, 2012 GA Supreme Court Puts the Brakes on the Use of Thermal Imaging TechnologyWith the use of such equipment, the police had been able to detect heat loss patterns emanating from a residence…
October 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Failure to Prove KnowledgeAmin and Mohamed were jointly tried for possession of a Schedule I substance, cathinone, in violation of the Georgia Controlled…
October 15, 2012 Cobb County Judge Refuses DA’s Request to Dismiss Colotl’s Felony ChargeColotl was charged with false swearing after she gave deputies an incorrect address when she was arrested for driving without…
October 3, 2012 Forsyth County Arrest Will Test the Breadth of Georgia’s Child Molestation StatuteAccording to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the girls’ mothers dropped them off at the rink on the evening of…
October 2, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Remands Sexual Battery Case for New HearingIn doing so, the Court reiterated that the time for calculating pretrial delay begins to run at the time of…
