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Macon Georgia criminal attorney wins murder case in Houston County

November 3, 2009

On Friday, a Houston County jury decided that Mario Harris was not guilty of murdering Stephen Register outside a Warner Robins Buffalo’s in December of 2007. The defense argued that Harris was acting in self-defense when he stabbed and killed Register. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Harris was facing charges of malice murder, felony […]

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Child pornography charges in Columbus Georgia for “sexting” between teens?

October 18, 2009

There is a growing trend among teenagers and children which involves texting naked images of oneself to others by the use of cell phones. Police call it “sexting,” and it could lead to numerous minors being charged with possession of underage pornography. The Columbus Georgia Ledger Enquirer has the story. What many children and parents […]

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Atlanta criminal attorney fights voluntary manslaughter charge for man accused of killing A.J. Jewell, former fiancé of one of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta”

October 10, 2009

Frederick Richardson faced a magistrate judge this week for allegedly killing Ashley “A.J.” Jewell. Jewell was the former fiancé of Kandi Burruss who is the newest member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. He reportedly died several hours after fighting Richardson in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip club. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has […]

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Georgia criminal defense lawyer wins reversal of drug conviction of a Walton County man due to improper traffic stop

September 30, 2009

The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently had to determine if a suspect could be briefly detained where the facts showed that he was driving slowly and looking into the woods of an area where an alleged car thief was hiding. The court held that on these facts alone a person could not be detained. […]

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Georgia criminal defense attorney wins dismissal in Atlanta child molestation case on speedy trial grounds

September 30, 2009

The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently ruled that an eight year delay between the time of a defendant’s arrest date and trial date was presumptively prejudicial. The court went on to find that the state failed to rebut this presumption, and upheld the trial court’s dismissal of charges based on the right to a […]

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