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March 22, 2016 Court Rules That After Verdict Jury Can be Sent Back to Deliberate

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of rape and multiple counts of child molestation. After the jury read…

March 17, 2016 Supreme Court Revives State’s Appeal in South GA Rape Case

The Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the State did not timely file its…

March 9, 2016 Court Says Molestation Defendant Waived Right to Confront Child

The defendant was convicted of one count of child molestation stemming from an alleged incident involving a friend’s 8 year-old…

March 3, 2016 Federal Judge Rips Sentencing Guidelines for Child Porn Cases

The defendant in the case was facing a guideline sentencing range of 78-97 months for possessing images of child pornography…

February 22, 2016 Court Hears Arguments on Constitutionality of Exploitation Statute

The defense contends that the statute is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. In it’s brief, the defense…

February 10, 2016 GA Supreme Court Affirms Grant of Petition for Removal from Registry

The defendant entered an Alford plea to the offense of child molestation in the early 1990s following an incident involving…

February 5, 2016 Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Character Evidence

The defendant was convicted of two counts of child molestation following an allegation made by his girlfriend’s teenage daughter. At…

February 2, 2016 Court Reverses Parapro’s Conviction for Sexual Assault

The defendant was a paraprofessional at a Cherokee County High School where he was hired to attend to the needs…

February 1, 2016 Court Finds Indictment Defective Due to Overbroad Range of Dates

The defendant was a health care provider and was indicted for Medicaid fraud and theft in relation to an alleged…

January 27, 2016 GA Supreme Court Vacates Sexual Battery Conviction on Habeas

The evidence showed that six years prior to the alleged offense, the defendant suffered a series of strokes that resulted…

January 11, 2016 Court Rules No Standing to Contest Search of Lost Cell Phone

The defendants inadvertently left their smartphone in a Florida Walmart where it was discovered by an employee. Having made contact…

December 16, 2015 Court Reverses Rape Conviction Due to Violation of Right to Counsel

In 1981, the defendant was tried in Columbus, GA on two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and…

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