The defendant was accused of molesting his girlfriend’s 7 and 8-year-old granddaughters. At trial, he was convicted of six counts…
April 25, 2017 Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Rape IndictmentThe Court held that the statute of limitations was not tolled since the defendant’s identity was not “unknown” to the…
April 18, 2017 Court of Appeals Finds that Pardon Removes Registry RequirementsThe Court held that the defendant had therefore committed no offense under Georgia law. In 1995, the defendant was convicted…
April 10, 2017 Court Rejects Claims of Error in Child Molestation AppealAddressing the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the defendant argued that counsel was ineffective in failing to have the child’s…
April 4, 2017 Court Partially Reverses Demurrers in Computer Pornography CaseThe record reflects that local police officers and the FBI placed an ad on the internet describing a lone female…
March 21, 2017 Court Reverses Conviction in Sex Offender Registry CaseO.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 (f)(4) requires each person on the sex offender registry to annually renew by reporting in person to…
March 18, 2017 Child Pornography Defendant Lacks Standing to Challenge SubpoenaThe Court held that the defendant did not have standing to challenge the subpoena issued to the internet provider. A…
March 11, 2017 Despite Biased Juror Court Affirms Molestation ConvictionA jury convicted the defendant of one count of child molestation for viewing a pornographic video with his four-year-old daughter…
February 28, 2017 Court Reverses Computer Invasion of Privacy ConvictionThe victim’s house was burglarized and her laptop was stolen. The data on the laptop was backed up by Carbonite,…
February 20, 2017 Erroneous Jury Charge Leads to Reversal in Sexual Battery CaseHowever, the Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction for child molestation, ruling that the trial court did not err in admitting…
February 11, 2017 Court of Appeals Rules Statements Admissible in Molestation TrialThe defendant was being accused of child molestation and officers went to her house to arrest her on an unrelated…
January 31, 2017 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Child Deprivation ConvictionThe defendant left her two young children in bed at home for less than an hour while she was out…
