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July 7, 2014 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Manslaughter Conviction

The Court held that there was a reasonable probability that the jury returned mutually exclusive verdicts by finding that the…

June 17, 2014 Court of Appeals Overrules Defendant’s Demurrer to Indictment

The Court held that the trial court erred in ruling that a lack of detail in the indictment left the…

June 12, 2014 Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Speedy Trial Statute

On November 2, 2011, Williamson filed a speedy trial demand pursuant to O.C.G.A. §17-7-170. The statute provides that any defendant…

May 15, 2014 Georgia Supreme Court Vacates Life Without Parole Sentence

The Court held that the sentence was not authorized because the particular recidivist statute in effect when the defendant was…

May 7, 2014 H.B. 804 to Permit Children under 17 to Testify via CCTV

House Bill 804, which has been passed by the Georgia General Assembly, will amend O.C.G.A. § 17-8-55, which currently provides…

April 14, 2014 Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms False Swearing Convictions

The record showed that the defendant owned and developed real estate to sell to home buyers. For each property, he…

March 31, 2014 GA Court of Appeals Addresses Out of Time Appeal Issue

On November 11, 2011, a jury found the defendant guilty of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The trial…

March 24, 2014 Improper Judicial Comment Leads to Reversal in GA Drug Case

Atlanta police officers found the defendant in his vehicle with a bag of marijuana, more than five hits of crack…

February 24, 2014 Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Felony Drug Case

The record showed that the defendant was indicted for sale of a counterfeit substance which he represented to be ecstasy…

October 1, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Rules that Child’s Indictment Must be Quashed

As a result of obtaining the indictment over 280 days after the child’s arrest, the superior court was required to…

September 16, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Assault Conviction Due to Judge’s Remark

The Court held that the judge’s statement could have been construed by the jury as a comment on the evidence…

August 12, 2013 11th Circuit Denies Habeas Review for Juvenile with Federal Life Sentence

Morgan unsuccessfully sought an order from the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate or correct…

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