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 CaseThe 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 DireThe 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 CaseFor 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 ActorThe 23 year-old man accused Clash, the award-winning actor behind the beloved Elmo character for nearly three decades, of engaging…
November 16, 2012 GA Supreme Court Addresses Issue of Police Obtaining Cell and ISP RecordsGeorgia law does provide a procedure for law enforcement to subpoena the information but only in emergency situations. The Court…
November 14, 2012 Sexting Leads to Arrest of High School Basketball CoachJames Carter, who worked as an assistant coach for the Newton High School boys basketball team and as a special…
November 9, 2012 GA Child Molestation Conviction Affirmed Despite Child Hearsay ErrorAccording to evidence presented at trial, Welsh’s stepdaughter, R. F., alleged Welsh had molested her in 2005. R. F., who…
November 7, 2012 Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Continues to Rock BBCGadd, who was convicted of possessing child pornography in 1999 and abusing two girls in 2006, is currently facing accusations…
November 5, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Rape Conviction Due to Comment on Defendant’s SilenceThe Court held that defense counsel’s failure to object to the State’s improper comment on the defendant’s pre-arrest silence warranted…
November 1, 2012 Atlanta Teacher Facing Federal Child Pornography ChargesVillemez, who worked as a Fine Arts teacher at the prestigious Atlanta private school for the last seven years, was…
October 31, 2012 Westminster Student Charged with Aggravated Sexual BatteryHouk turned himself in to Atlanta police on Sunday and was charged with sexually assaulting one of his teammates in…
