It has been a long time since we’ve bragged about our accomplishments on our legal blog as we typically reserve…
March 31, 2023 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction in Internet Sting CaseIn Yeamans v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a defendant arrested in a Forsyth…
February 28, 2023 Defending Child Pornography Charges in Georgia – A Multi-Tiered ApproachOver the years, we’ve successfully defended many cases where our clients were charged in state or federal court with the…
January 31, 2023 Court of Appeals Rules that Defendant Gave Valid Consent to Search his iPadIn Cruz v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress finding that…
December 16, 2022 Divided Georgia Supreme Court Finds that Defendant Consented to Search of his ComputerIn Winslow v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held 5-4 that the defendant initially consented to a search of his…
November 14, 2022 Defendant Acquitted on 13 of 14 Counts in Child Pornography Case But Loses AppealAlthough the defendant was charged with being in possession of a computer containing multiple sexual images of minors, he was…
October 7, 2022 Federal Appeals Court Reverses Conviction in Puerto Rico Internet Sting CaseIn U.S. v. Soler, a federal internet sting prosecution in Puerto Rico, the First Circuit Court of Appeals found that…
September 19, 2022 Reversal of Child Sexual Abuse Conviction Due to Improper Testimony from Child’s TherapistThe South Carolina Court of Appeals found that testimony from an alleged child victim’s therapist that she was treating the…
August 23, 2022 Trial Court Erroneously Admits Prior Convictions Against Defendant in Rape TrialIn Johnson v. State, the defendant appealed his convictions for rape and aggravated assault. He argued several grounds on appeal…
July 25, 2022 Court of Appeals Rejects Argument that Defendant Invoked his Miranda RightsIn Herring v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals found that the defendant’s statement to the police, “Now, look, I’m…
June 20, 2022 11th Circuit Denies Double Jeopardy Claim in Federal Child Porn CaseIn United States v. Lee, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that, despite the fact that the defendant had…
June 5, 2022 Court Affirms Conviction of Deaf Man Arrested in Georgia Sting OperationIn Hardy v. State, the defendant was arrested in a sting operation conducted by police officers in the Camden County…
