Insurance Company Defenses Go to the Movies
According to those annoying insurance company commercials that play during movies and TV shows, if you have an injury or other issue, the insurance company immediately takes care of everything. Real life is different. When insurance companies collect premiums, they make money. When these companies pay claims, they lose money. They make enough money, over […]
Could Back to School Mean Go to Jail?
Courts have consistently held that teenagers have civil rights, such as First Amendment rights to free expression, at least within limits. Courts are less generous in terms of privacy rights. For example, random locker searches are technically illegal. But if the danger is great enough (e.g. a teenager selling fentanyl to other teenagers), courts usually […]
More Changes Coming to Marijuana Possession Laws?
Senators are expected to approve a bill expanding bank services to marijuana dealers, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled House. Both Republicans and Democrats on the committee support the Safe Banking Act and expressed confidence that it would have enough support to pass the Senate when it comes up for a […]
Mystery Assailant Slays LaGrange Man
Few details were available after police officers responding to a shots-fired complaint found a corpse in a local park. At about the same time, another walker in the park, which is located in the 2700 block of Monty Bridge Road, found the victim’s body and called 9-1-1. That person was an acquaintance of the victim. […]
Read This If You Were Caught at a Labor Day DUI Checkpoint
The unofficial last weekend of summer usually means baseball, hot dogs, and enhanced DUI enforcement. Admittedly, we got this post up too late to discuss the multiple jail release options following a DUI checkpoint stop. But cases usually take several weeks or months to wind their way through the pre-filing process and arrive in criminal […]
Three People Shot at Dublin Nightclub
An unknown person or persons shot three people, one of them fatally, in a quiet part of a quiet Laurens County community. “There was a shooting down the street and it was like a really big shocker because it’s usually really quiet around here,” one neighbor said. The lounge has been a nuisance before with […]
Everything You Should Know About Prenuptial Agreements
Among Baby Boomers, this P-word was basically a curse word. Millennials have a much different perspective. Prenups were divorce insurance policies for Baby Boomers. Prenups are foundation reinforcement for Millennials. Money fights cause most marital disagreements. Prenuptial agreements resolve money disputes in advance. Therefore, they make a marriage much stronger. That’s why more Millennials take […]
GA Murder Suspect Unable to Post $100k Bond
A Georgia woman accused of conspiring with two individuals to kill her husband is unable to post a $100,000 bond and remains in jail, according to her lawyer. Her two alleged accomplices were released on $20,000 bail. The 36-year-old Thomasville woman is accused of unsuccessfully conspiring with the two Bahamas natives to kill her husband […]
Trump Indicted in Georgia
To some, the August 2023 indictments are another indication that the former president is a dangerous and out-of-control man. To others, these indictments are another phase in an ongoing witch hunt. Regardless of your perspective, these serious allegations, and the lessons they have for us, deserve our close attention. “The indictment alleges that rather than […]
Tip Leads to Atlanta Sex Crimes Arrest
Based largely on electronic evidence, authorities charged a 26-year-old man with several child pornography offenses. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation began investigating the man in June after receiving an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Digital forensic investigators […]
