In 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…
May 13, 2022 Court Finds Testimony About Cultural Generalizations InadmissibleIn Martinez-Arias v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether it was permissible to allow a school…
April 21, 2022 No-Contact Condition of Probation Found to be Void for VaguenessIn Bryant v. State, a convicted sex offender appealed his sentence arguing that one of the special conditions of his…
April 6, 2022 Driving Instructor Considered “Teacher” Under Georgia’s Old Sexual Assault StatuteIn Huggins v. State, the defendant appealed his conviction for sexual assault, arguing that although he was employed as a…
March 14, 2022 Court of Appeals Divided Over Admissibility of Prior False AllegationIn Vallejo v. State, the Court of Appeals issued a whole court opinion in which the majority found that the…
February 15, 2022 Court of Appeals Rules That Pre-Polygraph Interview is AdmissibleIn State v. Hill, the State appealed the trial court’s ruling that the two interviews the police conducted with the…
January 19, 2022 Court of Appeals Affirms Granting of New Trial in Molestation CaseIn State v. Ward, the defendant was a police officer accused by a teenage boy of child molestation. The allegation…
January 6, 2022 Georgia Supreme Court Reverses on Search Warrant Issue in Molestation CaseIn George v. State, the defendant was convicted at a jury trial of two counts of child molestation, two counts…
December 16, 2021 Court of Appeals Remands Molestation Case to Have Equal Protection Issue HeardIn Regan v. State, the Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of child molestation. After doing so, he filed a…
December 9, 2021 Court Rules Motion to Suppress Cell Phone Evidence Would Have Been FruitlessIn McClure v. State, the defendant contended that his trial attorney was ineffective for failing to file a motion to…
