The evidence corroborated the testimony of a defense witness and provided independent support of the defendant’s asserted alibi. Corey Simmons…
May 13, 2013 Federal Appeals Court Vacates Probated Sentence in Healthcare Fraud CaseDr. Rick Kuhlman, a chiropractor with offices in Atlanta and Nashville, executed a fraudulent billing scheme from 2005 to 2010…
May 6, 2013 Georgia Court of Appeals Reversal in Asset Forfeiture CaseThe Butts County Sheriff’s Office seized $28,700 from Goodwin’s car during a traffic stop, alleging that the money was tied…
March 13, 2013 DeKalb County Drug Charges Dismissed Amidst Alleged Police MisconductAlphonzo Eleby was arrested in July 2012 at a Chevron gas station. Eleby was talking to someone in a black…
March 9, 2013 Nurse Practitioner Charged in Cherokee County Prescription Drug RingKathryn Shoemaker is accused of forging doctors’ signatures in order to fill fraudulent drug prescriptions at nearly a dozen drug…
February 4, 2013 Recent Wave of Tax Refund Fraud Arrests in GeorgiaLast week, Kevin Joseph Sonnier and Bernardo Davis were arrested and charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy…
January 10, 2013 SC High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery for Relationship with StudentsShe faces charges from both the Columbia Police Department and the Forest Acres Police Department for allegedly having an inappropriate…
January 8, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Aggravated Assault and Firearm ConvictionsIn April 2010, the Clayton County Police Department received a report of an ongoing burglary and a description of the…
January 2, 2013 Federal Court Rules that Husband’s Emails to Wife Not PrivilegedHamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, worked as an administrator for the Newport News school system…
December 19, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Judge’s Failure to RecuseAs a result, the Court reversed the defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Anthony Hargis was convicted of attempt…
December 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Vacates 150-year Sentence for ID FraudUndreas Davis was convicted of three counts of theft by taking and twelve counts of financial identity fraud in 2009….
November 30, 2012 GA Supreme Court Vacates Death Sentence Due to Error in Voir DireThe Georgia Supreme Court held that this was an unreasonable restriction on voir dire and reversed Ellington’s death sentence. Ellington…
