Calculating Damages for a Big Truck Accident
A tractor-trailer driver tried to change lanes on I-75/85 and inadvertently hit a Nissan 300ZX, causing it to spin. The driver then bumped the Nissan two more times before the sports car came to a rest on the shoulder. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) noted that the car incurred some small dents on the driver’s […]
Revealing a Confidential Informant
Cherokee County Superior Court convicted a man for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of morphine, and possession of oxycodone arising from a confidential informant’s tip. The informant had alerted a local drug enforcement task force that the defendant was selling marijuana from a house. The tipster then performed three drug transactions for […]
Georgia’s Appeals Court Supports Trial Court’s Authority
A man threatened a judge and his family, demonstrated by both his letter sent to the judge’s wife and a professional counselor reporting his claims. The judge’s decision in the man’s divorce case compelled him to resort to verbal abuse and potential violence. In the letter, he explained that he intended to kill the judge’s […]
Aggressive Drivers in Marietta May Soon Be Targeted by Police
Fresh off of recertification by the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, the Marietta Police Department will receive a grant from Georgia’s Office of Highway Safety. The $55,533 will go towards combatting aggressive driving such as distracted and impaired driving, pedestrian accidents, and also for educational materials on the subject. The Atlanta […]
Georgia Appeals Court Explains Cumulative Evidence
Cherokee Superior Court convicted a man of child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes. The defendant requested a new trial, asserting that the state failed to reveal exculpatory information regarding an exchange between police and a confidential informant. He also felt that his counsel failed to object to his interview with the police […]
Road Rage Compels Motorist to Shoot Offending Driver with Paint Gun
According to his arrest warrant, a man tailgated a small car with his pickup truck, flashing his lights and blaring his horn at the person that he claimed cut him off. While maintaining speed, he opened fire on the offending car, splattering paint pellets on both the exterior and interior. He also managed to hit […]
Judicial Qualifications Commission May Have Overstepped
Georgia’s Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) focuses on judicial conduct, often providing Advisory Opinions on the subject. One of those opinions states that courtrooms should be open to the public and that judges may close hearings based on the aspects of individual cases. The Council of State Court Judges challenged the Commission’s 2013 opinion, which was […]
Blame for an Electrocution Rests with Georgia’s Supreme Court
A summary judgment is a means by which attorneys and courts avoid unnecessary trials when no contested issues of fact are present in the case. Such was the situation in Fulton County State Court when it sided with the defendant for summary judgment. The plaintiff, however, felt that the facts were in dispute and appealed […]
Significant Wrongful Death Case against Chrysler
A pickup truck rear-ended a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, causing the gas tank to explode which killed a four-year-old boy. Chrysler, the parent company now known as FCA US, contends that the driver of the truck was responsible, but jurors in the wrongful death case determined otherwise. The jury initially awarded $150 million to the […]
Hapeville Police Create Nightmare for Young Father
A young father missed a portion of his son’s life and lost both his job and his car because he spent 53 days in jail. He was absent for several holidays and his son’s birthday simply because of the careless performance of Hapeville police. The man sued the city and officer who falsely arrested him. […]
