A Baldwin County High School teacher was arrested in March 2008 for allegedly having sex with two students. The Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed those charges in light of a recent Georgia Supreme Court case. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Alison Ivey was indicted on five counts of sexual assault in October […]
Judge Kenneth E. Fowler has been charged with 16 counts of violating the Code of Judicial Conduct. This marks the beginning of formal proceedings against Judge Fowler by the state’s Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The Macon Telegraph has the story. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications has the duty of investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and […]
A fifth grader at Dunaire Elementary School in DeKalb County committed suicide last Thursday. Family members say it was because he was being bullied at school, and the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office has stated that it will look into the matter. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The 11 year old, Jaheem Herrera, apparently […]
A program known as Internet Crimes Against Children leads to hundreds of arrests for online solicitation and child pornography in Georgia every year. A recent three-month sweep led to 23 arrests across the state. The Savannah Morning News has the story. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation heads up the federal program in Georgia which began […]
Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals was asked to determine if the introduction of a prior independent act which places a defendant’s character at issue should result in a mistrial when the defendant does not induce error nor open the door to the independent act. The court ruled that a mistrial should be granted in […]