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Our Firm Obtains Dismissal in Augusta Rape Case

October 9, 2026

Our firm obtained a full dismissal of a rape charge for a client arrested in Augusta after a bar encounter — before he was ever indicted, with the arrest record restricted. The result came from more than a year of immediate defense investigation: interviewing witnesses while memories were fresh, preserving surveillance video, and pressing the State to charge or dismiss.

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Congress Delays Federal “Hemp Ban” By 30 Days

September 10, 2026

H.R. 6500 pushes most of the 2025 federal “hemp ban” to December 11, 2026. The synthetic cannabinoid restrictions still take effect in November. If Congress doesn’t act before the new deadline, most hemp products on the market could become illegal.

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“Operation 420” Targets Hemp Businesses in North Georgia

May 3, 2026

Last week, law enforcement raided hemp businesses in Towns County and Hiawassee as part of “Operation 420,” seizing products marketed as legal hemp that allegedly exceeded Georgia’s THC limits. The raids are the latest in a wave of enforcement actions targeting hemp businesses, and they raise serious questions about testing reliability and criminal intent that will shape any charges t…

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Challenging the State’s Marijuana Charges in APD’s “Operation No Smoke”

April 24, 2026

APD’s ‘Operation No Smoke’ raid resulted in 40 arrests and seizures of suspected marijuana, THC edibles, and mushrooms. But Georgia’s evolving hemp laws have made marijuana prosecutions far harder to win — and give defendants real defenses against felony charges.

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Contempt Charges Against Warden Withdrawn After Our Firm Files Motion to Dismiss

December 18, 2025

Our firm recently had another big victory in federal court after we were retained to represent the warden of a federal detention facility against criminal contempt charges. After we were retained to represent the warden, we filed an aggressive motion to dismiss, and the contempt charges were ultimately withdrawn. The warden was accused of violating […]

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