The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently vacated its prior opinion in United States v. Caniff and…
September 29, 2020 Court Reverses Conviction Finding Insufficient Evidence of EnticementIn Phillips v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s convictions for criminal attempt to commit enticing a…
August 25, 2020 Court of Appeals Vacates Convictions on Some Charges, Affirms OthersThis was after the Court had previously reversed the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s special demurrer which challenged the…
August 17, 2020 Docuseries ‘Outcry’ Explores the Reality of False Child Molestation AllegationsIf there is one lesson to be learned from Outcry, it is that even the powerful and respected can fall…
July 23, 2020 Georgia Supreme Court on Admission of Digital Evidence in Child Molestation CaseThe Georgia Supreme Court recently denied certiorari for a defendant convicted of child molestation and public indecency, but the Court…
July 14, 2020 Case Remanded for Ruling on Admissibility of Prior False AllegationThe Court of Appeals had initially ruled that the evidence was likely admissible under the prior precedent established by Smith…
June 4, 2020 Court of Appeals Upholds Prior Child Molestation Conviction as Admissible EvidenceIn Wilson v. State, the defendant appealed his convictions for two counts of incest, one count of statutory rape, and…
May 11, 2020 Court Holds That Molestation Plea May be Withdrawn Due to Void SentenceThe Georgia Court of Appeals held that the defendant had a right to withdraw his guilty plea to two counts…
April 2, 2020 Pregnancy May Constitute Physical Injury Element of Aggravated Child MolestationIn Daddario v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held that a child victim’s pregnancy and difficult childbirth could be sufficient…
March 20, 2020 Bernard Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers ListFor the eighth year in a row, Bernard has been selected to the Georgia Super Lawyers list that was just…
March 5, 2020 Court Vacates Denial of Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea to Molestation ChargesThe Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea to child molestation…
February 23, 2020 Court Closure Leads to Reversal of Rape and Molestation ChargesThe Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court’s total closure of the courtroom during the alleged victim’s testimony…
