Joseph Nelson was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of indecent exposure. The State accused him…
March 20, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: No First Offender in Sex Offense CasesThis is contrary to the interpretation of many Superior Court judges throughout Georgia who have concluded that the plain language…
February 6, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Statutory Rape ConvictionThe court also vacated the defendant’s sentence on one count of child molestation and remanded for resentencing because the trial…
November 5, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Rape Conviction Due to Comment on Defendant’s SilenceThe Court held that defense counsel’s failure to object to the State’s improper comment on the defendant’s pre-arrest silence warranted…
August 8, 2012 Fulton County Rape Charges Dismissed Against Former GA Tech Assistant CoachLast week, the Fulton County district attorney agreed and dropped the pending rape charges against him. The assistant coach was…
July 10, 2012 Georgia Eliminates Statute of Limitations on Child Sex OffensesPerhaps in response to the public outrage over the inability to prosecute Syracuse Assistant Coach Bernie Fine (see our post,…
January 10, 2012 Gwinnett Man Charged with Statutory Rape–Girl said she was 17According to police reports, Martinez met the teen, who lives in Hope, Arkansas, online. Martinez, 23, told the girl that…
October 21, 2011 Atlanta Police Officer Found Not Guilty of RapeThe woman claimed that in 2004, she was arrested by Longe and then taken to Anderson Park in Northwest Atlanta…
