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September 20, 2024 Child Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Removal of Holdout Juror

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion in removing a juror during deliberations in…

August 27, 2024 Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals on Cell Phone Search Warrant Issue

After granting certiorari, the Georgia Supreme Court vacated the denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress and remanded the case…

July 29, 2024 Court of Appeals Vacates Overbroad Probation Conditions in Two Recent Decisions

In a span of a few weeks, the Court of Appeals issued two decisions vacating sex offender probation conditions for…

June 27, 2024 Introducing Brody Law Firm’s Legal Consulting Services

This year, Brody Law Firm launched a legal consulting service to give clients and fellow lawyers another way to utilize…

June 13, 2024 Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction for Failing to Register as Sex Offender

The defendant’s conviction in Buchanan v. State was reversed by the Georgia Court of Appeals as a result of the…

May 7, 2024 Court Reverses Two Counts for Defendant Convicted in Internet Sting Case

In Boone v. State, the defendant’s convictions for obscene internet contact with a child and sexual exploitation were reversed due…

April 22, 2024 Police Misrepresentations to T-Mobile Result in Suppression of Evidence in Rape Case

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 Requirement

In 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 Offenses

In 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 Rape

After 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-Person

In 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 Unconstitutional

In Regan v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s sentencing scheme for child molestation offenses was unconstitutional because…

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