In Castaneda v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in permitting the State to…
August 25, 2021 Defending Internet Sting Operations in Georgia – Initial ConsiderationsEach year, hundreds of Georgians are arrested in internet sting operations conducted by both the ICAC task force and local…
July 14, 2021 11th Circuit Hears Sentence Enhancement Issue in Child Porn CaseIn United States v. Dominguez, the defendant pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography in federal court in…
June 23, 2021 Court Rules That No Written Report Was Required for Forensic Interview ExpertIn Barraza v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the defense was not prejudiced by the State’s failure…
June 7, 2021 Despite Alleged Juror Misconduct, Court Affirms Molestation ConvictionsIn the case of State v. Melly, the defendant sought to overturn his child molestation convictions and obtain a new…
May 14, 2021 Court of Appeals Affirms Admission of Child’s JournalFollowing a jury trial, the defendant in Kendricks v. State was convicted for the offenses of rape and aggravated sexual…
April 13, 2021 Rape Indictment Dismissed Due to Statute of Limitations IssueIn State v. Campbell, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a rape indictment where the indictment failed…
February 13, 2021 Evidence of Other Acts and Flight from Trial Admissible in Molestation CaseIn Maner v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court properly allowed the prosecution to introduce…
February 9, 2021 Photos of Sleeping Child Did Not Constitute MolestationIn Rice v. State, the Defendant was convicted at a bench trial of seven counts of child molestation, two counts…
January 19, 2021 Court Affirms Convictions for Distribution of Child PornographyIn Lawrence v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in finding that…
January 4, 2021 Why the Georgia Statute of Limitations for Rape is NecessaryWith statutes of limitations, the criminal judicial system tries to strike a balance between the needs of victims and the…
December 21, 2020 Supreme Court Clarifies Trial Court’s Jurisdiction to Modify SentenceIn Gray v. State, the defendant appealed the denial of his motion to modify sentence for a 2017 sexual exploitation…
