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In the defendant’s motion for new trial, he contended that the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence….

In Tumlin v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s child molestation convictions, finding that he received ineffective…

In Sanchious v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court in a unanimous decision remanded the defendant’s child molestation case back to…

In Serdula v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals determined that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently vacated its prior opinion in United States v. Caniff and…

In Phillips v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s convictions for criminal attempt to commit enticing a…

This was after the Court had previously reversed the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s special demurrer which challenged the…

If there is one lesson to be learned from Outcry, it is that even the powerful and respected can fall…

The Georgia Supreme Court recently denied certiorari for a defendant convicted of child molestation and public indecency, but the Court…

The Court of Appeals had initially ruled that the evidence was likely admissible under the prior precedent established by Smith…

In Wilson v. State, the defendant appealed his convictions for two counts of incest, one count of statutory rape, and…

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the defendant had a right to withdraw his guilty plea to two counts…