Stephens was accused of taking his daughter to an abandoned house and sexually assaulting her. The victim told her mother,…
August 28, 2013 GA Child Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Trial Attorney ErrorsSpecifically, the Court found that the defense attorney failed to (1) obtain critical records supporting the defendant’s innocence, (2) seek…
June 30, 2013 Ga Court of Appeals: Defense Waived Objection to Child HearsayWalker was charged with two counts of rape, four counts of aggravated child molestation, three counts of aggravated sodomy and…
June 20, 2013 GA Child Molestation Conviction Upheld Despite Improper Questioning by StateOgletree was indicted for committing six sexual offenses. Specifically, the indictment alleged that he had committed three counts of child…
May 30, 2013 GA Law: Act Committed at Age 14 can be Introduced in Molestation CaseAnthony Scott Dean was convicted of two counts of molesting his teenaged adopted daughter. At trial, the girl testified that…
April 30, 2013 Court of Appeals Recognizes Mistake of Fact Defense in Child Sex CasesThe Court’s decision, however, may have a significant impact on the defense of future child sexual offense cases as the…
April 15, 2013 Perplexing Decision Regarding Georgia’s Child Hearsay StatuteThe Court rejected Maurer’s argument that his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the alleged victim was not…
April 13, 2013 Venue Issue Leads to Reversal in Clayton Co. Child Molestation CaseThe State alleged that Carter had inappropriate sexual contact with his girlfriend’s 11 year-old daughter A.W. beginning in the summer…
April 5, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Revisits Child Molestation Case and Affirms ConvictionsJames Wilder was convicted at trial of statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, child molestation, and sexual exploitation of a child…
April 1, 2013 Ga Court of Appeals: Child Molestation is not Lesser Offense of Statutory RapeJoseph Nelson was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of indecent exposure. The State accused him…
March 25, 2013 Kennesaw State Professor Accused of Child MolestationThe charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred when Robinson was visiting a friend’s home in Atlanta. According to…
March 18, 2013 Polygraph leads GA Court of Appeals to Affirm Molestation ConvictionThe lesson to be learned from this case is that under no circumstances should a defendant ever take a stipulated…
