The record showed that that Clayton County Police interviewed the defendant after they received reports that he had molested a…
January 8, 2015 GA Court of Appeals Sends Child Molestation Case Back to Trial CourtThe record showed that police in Savannah responded to a domestic violence call to find three children in the home…
November 14, 2014 GA Court of Appeals Reinstates Conviction in Molestation CaseThe Georgia Court of Appeals, however, reversed the trial court’s decision and reinstated the defendant’s convictions. The Court held that…
November 11, 2014 Court of Appeals Ruling Expands Character Evidence in Molestation CasesThe Court held that under Georgia’s new evidence code, when the defendant’s character is an essential element of his defense,…
October 30, 2014 “Truth or Dare” Leads to Child Molestation ConvictionThe record showed that in April 2011, the defendant lived with his wife, their two young children, and his 12…
September 1, 2014 Court Addresses Critical Issue in Child Molestation SentencingThis subsection permits a trial court to deviate from the mandatory minimum sentence for a sexual offense upon the finding…
August 11, 2014 GA Court Again Excludes Psychosexual Expert in Child Sex CaseThe testimony was being offered by the defense in order to establish an entrapment defense. The defendant responded to a…
August 6, 2014 GA Supreme Court Reverses Pro Se Petitioner’s Molestation ConvictionWilliams was indicted for statutory rape, child molestation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor stemming from allegations made…
August 4, 2014 GA Supreme Court Reverses Molestation Case Due to D.A. ConflictIn 2006, Payne was convicted in Douglas County Superior Court on two counts of aggravated child molestation, three counts of…
July 16, 2014 Court Finds Evidence of Molestation Insufficient to Revoke ProbationThe record showed that in November of 2010, the defendant was sentenced to one year to serve and four years…
July 14, 2014 Court Misconstrues Admissibility of Psychosexual Expert TestimonyThe record shows that the defendant was indicted on three counts of obscene internet contact with a child. Before trial,…
June 30, 2014 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Decision Not to Request Lesser OffenseThe Court noted that when deciding whether trial counsel’s performance was deficient, it “must indulge a strong presumption that counsel’s…
