Category: Criminal Defense

The United States Supreme Court Grants Troy Davis Last-Minute Stay of Execution The Georgia Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court got into a turf war regarding whether or not to allow convicted murderer Troy Davis a stay of execution due to potential doubts regarding his guilt. Despite the Georgia Supreme Court’s attempts to push…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…