For 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…
January 13, 2020 Georgia Innocence Project Exonerates Man Falsely Convicted of RapeA man who served almost 20 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit was finally freed after DNA…
December 15, 2019 Improper Jury Communication Leads to Reversal in Child Molestation CaseThe Georgia Court of Appeals held that a bailiff’s comments to the jury that the case had previously resulted in…
November 20, 2019 Court Affirms Convictions Despite Vacating Two Molestation CountsThe Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for aggravated sexual battery but vacated convictions on two of the…
November 2, 2019 Court Rules that Intoxication Made Victim Unable to ConsentIn Johnson v. State, the defendant was drinking with his ex-wife and her friend. The three of them became intoxicated…
October 12, 2019 Court Affirms Probation Sentence in Child Porn CaseIn State v. McCauley, the defendant was indicted on eight separate counts of sexual exploitation of children as a result…
September 26, 2019 Court of Appeals Rules That Molestation Plea May Be WithdrawnIn 2011, the defendant entered a negotiated plea to the offenses of statutory rape and child molestation. He later filed…
September 6, 2019 Court Affirms Molestation Convictions Despite Questionable Rape Shield RulingIn State v. Nguyen, the defendant was accused of molesting and raping a 12-year-old girl. Prior to trial, the State…
August 14, 2019 Court Affirms Rape Conviction Despite Apparent Jury Instruction IssuesThe Court also found that while it was error for the trial court not to notify the parties until after…
August 3, 2019 Reversal of Molestation Conviction Due to Improperly Admitted Polygraph EvidenceThe Court found that it was error for the trial court to allow the State to introduce evidence that the…
