While the Court held that its prior decisions, which have been relied on for decades, were wrongly decided, the Court…
June 2, 2019 Court Holds That Witness’ Reference to Other Sex Acts Not Grounds for MistrialIn Earwood v. State, the defendant was an officer with the Cave Spring Police Department and was charged with the…
May 22, 2019 Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Motion to Withdraw Child Molestation PleaThe Court found that the trial court erred in dismissing the defendant’s motion. In Mullins v. State, the defendant entered…
May 9, 2019 Court Affirms Internet Sting Conviction Rejecting Entrapment DefenseIn Reid v. State, the defendant began communicating online with a police officer who was posing as a 15-year-old girl….
April 23, 2019 Court Reverses Molestation Conviction Due to Improper Withdrawal of CounselThe Court found that the defendant’s newly appointed counsel was simply unprepared to effectively represent him given that the case…
April 11, 2019 Prejudicial Molestation Testimony Leads to Reversal in Child Cruelty CaseThe Court held that this testimony was extremely prejudicial and not at all relevant to the charged crime. In Maqrouf…
March 31, 2019 11th Circuit Upholds Conviction in Internet Sting CaseIn United States v. Caniff, the defendant was arrested in a sex sting operation after he began interacting on Whisper…
March 22, 2019 Court of Appeals Affirms Sexual Assault Conviction of Sheriff’s DeputyThe Court found that a woman who engaged in consensual sexual acts with the deputy was “in the custody of…
March 10, 2019 Supreme Court Finds Sex Offender GPS Monitoring UnconstitutionalIn Park v. State, it was argued by the defendant that the lifetime GPS monitoring requirement in Georgia’s sex offender…
February 27, 2019 Court: Substitute Teacher Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Georgia Sexual Assault StatuteAs a result, the Court concluded that the defendant could not be prosecuted for allegedly having sex with two of…
February 8, 2019 Court Approves Defense’s Use of Rape Shield But Overrules Decades of Case LawIn this case, the State sought to introduce evidence that the alleged child victim was engaging in sexual acts with…
January 25, 2019 Court Affirms Exclusion of Other Sexual Acts by Defendant in Rape TrialIn State v. Isham, the defendant is accused of offering a woman a ride home from a shopping center and…
