A basic flaw in many people’s thinking is that they can go to court and “talk to the judge about it” or “work things out with the prosecutor.” They believe that because they are not “one of those criminals” and their “case is the exception,” they can convince the prosecutor or judge to drop the criminal…
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Criminal Justice System
Navigating the Criminal Justice System Minefield Millions of American citizens are arrested by the police every year: detained, questioned, handcuffed, stuffed into the back of a police cruiser, and thrown in jail. Many of them never expected it to happen to them. These individuals are often shocked to find themselves fighting for their liberties, their reputations, and…
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Life can be messy. This is the fundamental truth that being an Atlanta criminal defense lawyer has taught me. We all know what living in modern American society is like. Stressed out, and overworked, we all strive to pay the bills, raise our families, find love and happiness, maintain employment, stay away from abusing alcohol or drugs,…
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Brookwood High Student Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges John Luke Walker, a 17-year-old from Lilburn was indicted this week in the alleged sexual assault charges of a 14-year-old girl he met at a high school party. A Gwinnett grand jury indicted Walker on one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of making false statements. Walker…
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Dekalb County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Hit-and-Run Death In a tragic story that illustrates the very real stakes that we all play with when we get behind the wheel of our cars, Craig Sumter, of Dekalb County, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian…
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Georgia Dentist Accused of Assaulting Sedated Patients Dentist accused of assaulting. A Carrolton dentist is facing a 12-count indictment, including three felonies, alleging that he assaulted patients when they were sedated. According to an article, 55-year-old Dr. Gordon Trent Austin faces nine counts of simple battery, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of first-degree child…
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States Impose Tougher DUI Laws Legislators in South Carolina have signed a bill that will raise the maximum jail time for DUI offenders from five to seven years, impose tougher penalties for motorists who refuse to take a field sobriety test, and increase the punishment for those who have a blood alcohol content higher than the legal…
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Finding a Job With a Conviction on Your Record Is No Easy Task Thanks to the information superhighway, having even a single conviction on your record can make it difficult or impossible for you to get a job, a bank loan, or a place to live. Your record is easy to access and will follow…
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Georgia Implied Consent Law Narrows Further A recent Supreme Court ruling has further narrowed Georgia law concerning implied consent and DUI. The Georgia Supreme Court recently ruled that a Richmond County man, Harley Snyder, should not have been required to give over a blood sample that led to his DUI conviction in a fatal accident without a search warrant….
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Georgia Sex Offender Registry Can Cripple Careers A recent op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution touches on the devastating effects entry into Georgia “draconian” sex offender registry can have on lives and careers. The article, which follows a local man’s struggle to keep a valued employee – and a registered sex offender – on staff, exposes the many…
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