The evidence code effective January 1, 2013 codified the hope of benefit doctrine that OCGA 24-8-824. A separate code section provides that statements...
As a criminal defense lawyer in Georgia I get this question a lot. Probably in every case where my client is in custody at the time I am retained. Bon...
In certain circumstances, telling a suspect that his family member will be charged with a crime will render a subsequent confession by the suspect ina...
In Laster v. State 268 Ga. 172 (1997) the court observed: once the jury is impaneled and sworn, jeopardy attaches and the accused is entitled to have ...
Our conversation about double jeopardy is an important one because nothing is worse than being retried for the same thing twice. It can be a highly ex...
In the state of Georgia there are 13 grounds for divorce. One of these is “irretrievably broken [marriage]”, or the no-fault ground. Unlike the other ...
In the State of Georgia, the assault laws include offenses for assault and battery, and both are taken very seriously. Depending on the details of the...