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December 19, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Judge’s Failure to Recuse

As a result, the Court reversed the defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Anthony Hargis was convicted of attempt…

December 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Vacates 150-year Sentence for ID Fraud

Undreas Davis was convicted of three counts of theft by taking and twelve counts of financial identity fraud in 2009….

December 16, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Trafficking Conviction on Illegal Pat Down

Williams was a passenger in a car that a Henry County police officer stopped for following too closely. Although he…

December 11, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Vacates Part of Child Molestation Sentence

The Court held that the trial court erred when it imposed life sentences for two of the seven counts due…

December 10, 2012 College Football Coach Cleared of Child Pornography Charges

Hoffner, 46, was charged with one felony count of using minors in a sexual performance or pornographic work and one…

December 7, 2012 Two Child Molestation Trials in Brooklyn Shake up Jewish Community

In one case, Emanuel Yegutkin, a 33 year-old former private school principal, was convicted of sexually abusing three boys over…

Bernard Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine’s 2012 Legal Elite

Georgia Trend Magazine has selected Bernard to its 2012 Legal Elite which lists the top attorneys in the State of…

December 5, 2012 GA Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with 17 Year-Old Student

Officials believe the alleged relationship was consensual and took place off school grounds over a period of three months. Under…

December 3, 2012 Illegal Detention Leads to GA Court of Appeals Reversal in Cocaine Trafficking Case

The Court reversed the trial court and granted the defendant’s motion to suppress the cocaine and other evidence discovered as…

November 30, 2012 GA Supreme Court Vacates Death Sentence Due to Error in Voir Dire

The Georgia Supreme Court held that this was an unreasonable restriction on voir dire and reversed Ellington’s death sentence. Ellington…

November 28, 2012 Woman Fights for Exoneration in Child Sexual Assault Case

For nearly 20 years, Ramirez has maintained her innocence. One of her nieces recanted the accusations in 2010, making exoneration…

November 26, 2012 Accuser Recants Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sesame Street Actor

The 23 year-old man accused Clash, the award-winning actor behind the beloved Elmo character for nearly three decades, of engaging…

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