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...

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...

Can I be prosecuted in both federal and state court for basically the same crime? Pursuant to OCGA 16-1-8 C, an accused who has been formally prose...

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 ...