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November 11, 2013 Bernard Addresses GA Criminal Defense Lawyers at GACDL Fall Seminar

This past weekend, GACDL held its annual Fall Seminar at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. Bernard was…

November 7, 2013 GA Supreme Court Reverses Solicitation of Sodomy Conviction

In Watson v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned the defendant’s conviction for solicitation of sodomy, finding that the…

November 4, 2013 DeKalb County Police Officer Charged with Child Molestation

Manuel Williams, a DeKalb County Police Officer, has been arrested and charged with child molestation. Williams, 49, had been with…

October 31, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible in Statutory Rape Case

In State v. Munoz, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order suppressing the defendant’s confession, holding that…

October 29, 2013 Indictment Held Sufficient in GA Internet Child Sting Case

In State v. Cohron, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the defendant’s motion to quash his indictment,…

October 16, 2013 Court of Appeals: Kiss Can Constitute Child Molestation in GA

In Thomas v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for child molestation, holding that his admission…

October 14, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Finds Valid Waiver in Child Molestation Case

In Talton v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for rape, child molestation, and aggravated child…

October 3, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Finds Jury Trial Waiver Valid in Rape Case

In Birdette v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s rape conviction and held that despite the defendant’s…

October 1, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Rules that Child’s Indictment Must be Quashed

As a result of obtaining the indictment over 280 days after the child’s arrest, the superior court was required to…

September 25, 2013 GA Supreme Court to Revisit Computer Child Exploitation Case

On September 9th, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously granted certiorari to hear the appeal in State v. Cosmo, which was…

September 23, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Craigslist Sex Sting Convictions

In Muse v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for attempted aggravated child molestation and attempted…

September 18, 2013 Invalid Search Warrant Leads to Dismissal of Georgia Drug Case

In Mitchell v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendants’ drug convictions, finding that the search warrant which…

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