In 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…
December 7, 2020 Possession of Multiple CP Files Can Result in Only One Count of ConvictionIn Edvalson v. State, the defendant was convicted for the possession of, and possession with intent to distribute, 11 digital…
December 1, 2020 Court of Appeals Affirms Granting of a New Trial in Molestation CaseIn the defendant’s motion for new trial, he contended that the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence….
November 10, 2020 Evidence of Dr. Phil Episode Secures Defendant a New TrialIn Tumlin v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s child molestation convictions, finding that he received ineffective…
October 28, 2020 Georgia Supreme Court Remands Hearsay Issue in Molestation CaseIn Sanchious v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court in a unanimous decision remanded the defendant’s child molestation case back to…
October 16, 2020 Court of Appeals Affirms Nurse’s Sexual Assault and Surveillance ConvictionsIn Serdula v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals determined that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…
October 15, 2020 11th Circuit Reconsiders and Then Reverses Decision in Child Porn CaseThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently vacated its prior opinion in United States v. Caniff and…
September 29, 2020 Court Reverses Conviction Finding Insufficient Evidence of EnticementIn Phillips v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s convictions for criminal attempt to commit enticing a…
August 25, 2020 Court of Appeals Vacates Convictions on Some Charges, Affirms OthersThis was after the Court had previously reversed the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s special demurrer which challenged the…
