If you are charged with a DUI in the state of Georgia, you will be hit with several costs BEFORE you ever go to court to address the charges. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?! You WILL have to pay $150 to request a hearing re your driver’s license. In addition, you will have…
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Please see this article: Hands-Free Georgia Act and Restriction on Police Power to Obtain Cellphone Data.It discusses how a person was “tracked” by his cell phone records. Please be aware that your cell phone acts as GPS on you and your whereabouts at all times when your cell phone is on.
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Multiple UGA Football Players Arrested for DUI, Other Charges Shortly after the resignation of UGA’s head football coach due to DUI, three players have been arrested and charged with various alcohol related offenses and other crimes within the last week. According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the football players were charged in three separate…
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Thomasville Man Arrested for Drug Possession After Reporting Burglary A WALB article reported that on July 5, 2010, a Thomasville man was arrested for drug possession after reporting a burglary at his own home. According to the article, the man came home to find the lights on the inside of his house on Andrews Street and subsequently…
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Augusta Man Pleads Not Guilty to Two Counts of Bribery According to The Augusta Chronicle, an Augusta man accused of two counts of bribery has pleaded not guilty to the charges made against him. The man is being accused of offering Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Mason of Augusta and Commissioner Corey Johnson special privileges in exchange…
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Multiple Cocaine Drug Charges Against 3 Gainesville Men An article: Multiple Cocaine Drug Charges addresses the recent arrest of three Gainesville men for several drug charges relating to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, and use of a communications device to facilitate a drug transaction. Based on the…
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Gwinnett County Robbery Leads to Shooting An article: Robbery – Double Shooting reports that one individual is in critical condition and another has sustained a shot to the hip after fleeing the scene of an alleged home robbery. Apparently, the Gwinnett County double shooting occurred after the homeowner discovered the two individuals on the property. After…
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Female Fulton County Jailer Convicted of Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate An article: Atlanta Crime Examiner reports that a female Fulton County jailer has been convicted of using excessive force against a handcuffed inmate. Apparently, the woman hit the inmate with a milk crate and has been charged with a felony as a result. Atlanta’s federal court determined…
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Colquitt County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest A Moultrie Observer article recently described the arrest of a man for drug violations in Colquitt County. The man was charged with the Georgia drug crime of possession and intent to distribute marijuana and white pills known as Hydrocodone. The arrest began as a routine traffic stop when an officer on…
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Georgia Church Theft and Burglary Charges Against Gospel Musicians Two 28-year-old male gospel singers have been charged with nine counts of “theft by taking” and nine counts of burglary in Georgia. A News4Jax report discusses that law enforcement utilized a search warrant to arrest the individuals after receiving a tip that linked the men to nine church…
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