New York became the latest state to grapple with the question of whether simply “viewing” child pornography is illegal. In…
May 8, 2012 Justifiable Homicides Have Doubled Since Enactment of Georgia’s “Stand Your Ground Law”Just as in Florida, O.C.G.A. § 16-3-23.1 provides that a person acting in self defense “has no duty to retreat…
May 3, 2012 Eleventh Circuit Restricts Challenge to Pretrial Freezing of AssetsThis is an unfortunate decision for federal criminal defendants in Georgia as it allows the government to indict a defendant…
April 24, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction in Savannah Murder CaseRedinburg was indicted in Chatham County Superior Court for murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during…
April 11, 2012 Federal Child Pornography Sentence Vacated as File Sharing Did Not Warrant Sentence EnhancementThe Court held there was no evidence Vadnais ever expected to receive anything of value in exchange for sharing the…
April 9, 2012 Georgia Tech Assistant Tennis Coach Facing Rape ChargesThe man was arrested on March 24th and charged with rape as well as cocaine and marijuana possession after he…
March 29, 2012 Contraband and Sexual Assaults in Georgia’s Youth Detention CentersThe Atlanta Journal Constitution has reported that a former staff member at the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville, Georgia…
March 28, 2012 Court of Appeals Vacates Defendant’s Child Pornography SentenceThe court imposed the statutory minimum sentence of five years in prison. The Georgia Court of Appeals, relying on the…
March 26, 2012 Cobb County Police Charge 20 yr old with Child MolestationWilliam Perry McIntyre faces aggravated child molestation charges and a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for having…
March 21, 2012 GA Supreme Court: Application of Child Hearsay Statute UnconstitutionalA child witness alleging sexual abuse must now be called by the State to testify at trial in order for…
March 19, 2012 Court Reverses Probation Revocation for Alleged Failure to Register as Sex OffenderThe Georgia Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the error violated the defendant’s due process rights. The Court of Appeals’…
March 13, 2012 Jury: Pain of Childbirth Sufficient for Aggravated Child MolestationIn order to constitute aggravated child molestation, Georgia law requires proof of either an act of sodomy or physical injury…
