As a criminal defense lawyer in Georgia I get this question a lot. Probably in every case where my client is in custody ...
In certain circumstances, telling a suspect that his family member will be charged with a crime will render a subsequent...
The evidence code effective January 1, 2013 codified the hope of benefit doctrine that OCGA 24-8-824. A separate code se...
The court may reserve jurisdiction to modify a final decree for alimony only under the following conditions:
where th...
Can I be prosecuted in both federal and state court for
basically the same crime?
Pursuant to OCGA 16-1-8 C, an accus...
In Laster v. State 268 Ga. 172 (1997) the court observed: once the jury is impaneled and sworn, jeopardy attaches and th...
Our conversation about double jeopardy is an important one because nothing is worse than being retried for the same thin...
In the state of Georgia there are 13 grounds for divorce. One of these is “irretrievably broken [marriage]”, or the no-f...
In the State of Georgia, the assault laws include offenses for assault and battery, and both are taken very seriously. D...