With the use of such equipment, the police had been able to detect heat loss patterns emanating from a residence…
October 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Failure to Prove KnowledgeAmin and Mohamed were jointly tried for possession of a Schedule I substance, cathinone, in violation of the Georgia Controlled…
October 15, 2012 Cobb County Judge Refuses DA’s Request to Dismiss Colotl’s Felony ChargeColotl was charged with false swearing after she gave deputies an incorrect address when she was arrested for driving without…
October 3, 2012 Forsyth County Arrest Will Test the Breadth of Georgia’s Child Molestation StatuteAccording to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the girls’ mothers dropped them off at the rink on the evening of…
October 2, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Remands Sexual Battery Case for New HearingIn doing so, the Court reiterated that the time for calculating pretrial delay begins to run at the time of…
September 25, 2012 GA Court to Decide Critical Discovery Issue in Child Pornography CaseMorris claims that the district attorney’s office interfered with his due process rights when prosecutors prevented Morris from conducting an…
September 24, 2012 Georgia Law is Lacking in Compensation for the Wrongfully ConvictedThese individuals, referred to as “exonerees”, may receive $50,000 for each year in prison not to exceed $2 million. Three…
September 19, 2012 GA Supreme Court Alters Jury Instructions for Defendants Accused of Felony MurderNow, instead of requiring trial courts to instruct juries that they are precluded from returning a guilty verdict for felony…
September 4, 2012 Georgia Court Reverses Conviction for Enticing Child for Indecent PurposesThe court held that the State failed to prove the essential element of “asportation,” and thus the evidence was insufficient…
August 20, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Aggravated Child Molestation ConvictionUnder Georgia law, no witness may testify as to whether another witness is telling the truth. This type of testimony…
August 15, 2012 11th Circuit: Decision to Exclude Eyewitness Expert Testimony Not ReviewableThe holding relies on what many feel is an outdated 1997 decision, United States v. Smith, 122 F.3d 1355 (11th…
August 13, 2012 Hearsay Rulings Critical in Drew Peterson TrialThroughout the first eight days of the trial, the prosecution has taken full advantage of a pretrial appellate court ruling…
