In State v. Gunsby, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court properly suppressed evidence that was discovered…
March 29, 2024 Court of Appeals Vacates Court-Imposed Sex Offender Registration RequirementIn Myers v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court could not order sex offender registration…
February 28, 2024 Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Merger Rules with Molestation OffensesIn State v. Shropshire, the Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine when several separate counts of child molestation should…
February 21, 2024 Brody Law Firm Obtains Acquittal in Athens for Client Falsely Accused of RapeAfter jury selection and six full days of evidence and arguments, it took the jury just about an hour to…
December 22, 2023 Teacher’s Improper Sexual Contact with Student Does Not Need to be In-PersonIn Crumpton v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and held that an indictment properly charged…
November 7, 2023 Georgia Supreme Court Finds Teen’s Sentencing for Molestation Offense UnconstitutionalIn Regan v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s sentencing scheme for child molestation offenses was unconstitutional because…
October 24, 2023 Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard for Admission of Accuser’s Prior False AllegationIn Gallegos-Munoz v. State, the Court of Appeals held that a defendant is still required to make a threshold showing…
September 1, 2023 Exclusion of Evidence of Detective’s Child Molestation Arrest is ReversedIn Ridley v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s exclusion of evidence concerning the arrest of…
August 9, 2023 Court of Appeals Rejects State’s Attempt to Cure Unlawful Cell Phone SearchIn State v. Thurston, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the State could not cure the unlawful warrantless search…
July 20, 2023 Guilty Plea in Molestation Case Possibly the Result of Ineffective CounselIn Mathis v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the defendant may be entitled to withdraw his guilty…
June 27, 2023 Habeas Relief Affirmed in Molestation Case Due to Ineffective Assistance ClaimIn Smith v. Chandler, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the granting of habeas relief to a petitioner convicted of child…
May 25, 2023 Court of Appeals Upholds Cell Phone Search of Peeping Tom SuspectIn Tatum v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a police officer had probable cause to seize and…