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February 28, 2023 Defending Child Pornography Charges in Georgia – A Multi-Tiered Approach

Over the years, we’ve successfully defended many cases where our clients were charged in state or federal court with the…

January 31, 2023 Court of Appeals Rules that Defendant Gave Valid Consent to Search his iPad

In Cruz v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress finding that…

December 16, 2022 Divided Georgia Supreme Court Finds that Defendant Consented to Search of his Computer

In Winslow v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held 5-4 that the defendant initially consented to a search of his…

November 14, 2022 Defendant Acquitted on 13 of 14 Counts in Child Pornography Case But Loses Appeal

Although the defendant was charged with being in possession of a computer containing multiple sexual images of minors, he was…

July 25, 2022 Court of Appeals Rejects Argument that Defendant Invoked his Miranda Rights

In Herring v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals found that the defendant’s statement to the police, “Now, look, I’m…

June 20, 2022 11th Circuit Denies Double Jeopardy Claim in Federal Child Porn Case

In United States v. Lee, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that, despite the fact that the defendant had…

November 9, 2021 Court: Hidden Camera Videos Did Not Constitute Child Pornography

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s conviction for sexual exploitation of a minor, finding that there was…

July 14, 2021 11th Circuit Hears Sentence Enhancement Issue in Child Porn Case

In United States v. Dominguez, the defendant pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography in federal court in…

January 19, 2021 Court Affirms Convictions for Distribution of Child Pornography

In Lawrence v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in finding that…

December 21, 2020 Supreme Court Clarifies Trial Court’s Jurisdiction to Modify Sentence

In Gray v. State, the defendant appealed the denial of his motion to modify sentence for a 2017 sexual exploitation…

December 7, 2020 Possession of Multiple CP Files Can Result in Only One Count of Conviction

In Edvalson v. State, the defendant was convicted for the possession of, and possession with intent to distribute, 11 digital…

October 15, 2020 11th Circuit Reconsiders and Then Reverses Decision in Child Porn Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently vacated its prior opinion in United States v. Caniff and…

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