The defendant was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation following allegations made by his 15 year-old stepdaughter. During…
September 19, 2015 Court Finds Child Pornography Indictment to be Legally SufficientMoreover, the Court held that the indictment was not required to identify the names of the particular child pornography files…
August 20, 2015 Court Holds Evidence of Defendant’s Propensity is now AdmissibleThe defendant was charged with child molestation following an incident with an 11 year-old relative with whom he lived temporarily….
August 13, 2015 Court Finds Indictment Sufficient in Internet Sex Sting CaseThe Court further found that a conviction for violating the Act was not void despite the fact that the jury…
August 5, 2015 Court Reiterates Definition of ‘Solicit’ in Child Exploitation CaseUsing a website called Motherless.com, the defendant contacted a person he believed to be a 39 year-old single mother who…
August 3, 2015 GA Supreme Court Affirms Contempt Order for Deactiviation of Facebook PageThe defendant’s late husband, Keith Davis, was a plastic surgeon who founded a vein care practice (VCP) with fellow physician,…
July 20, 2015 Despite New DNA Evidence Court Denies New Trial in Sex Assault CaseBharadia was convicted of burglary, aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery in 2003. He was charged along with a co-defendant…
June 23, 2015 Court Holds that Passenger Cannot Challenge GPS Tracking DeviceThe police were investigating a series of burglaries and, as a result, they obtained a court order that authorized them…
June 12, 2015 Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Threatening Facebook PostsElonis was accused of making several Facebook posts styled as rap lyrics in which he wrote about killing his estranged…
June 10, 2015 GA Supreme Court Vacates Plea to Enticement and Child Pornography ChargesThe Court held that because of the defendant’s mental illness, he was unable to knowingly and intelligently enter guilty pleas…
June 3, 2015 GA Court of Appeals Suppresses Defendant’s Statements to PoliceCobb County Police Officers were on patrol and heard tires squealing and saw two vehicles make a fast turn despite…
May 27, 2015 11th Circuit: Warrant is Not Required to Obtain Cell Tower RecordsThe defendant was convicted of federal bank robbery charges. At trial, over the defendant’s objection, the government used cell tower…
