Ross Harris Trial
November 2, 2016
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The jurors in Brunswick, Georgia have listened to four weeks of arguments regarding young Cooper Harris’s death. His father allegedly left the 22-month-old to suffer
Georgia Carry Fights for License Holders Rights in Court
November 1, 2016
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In 2014, Georgia legislature passed House Bills (HB) 60 and 826. HB 826 sought to decriminalize the carrying of weapons in school areas because previous
Georgia Appeals Court Denies Defendant’s Motions to Suppress in DUI Arrest
October 31, 2016
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Cherokee County State Court convicted a defendant for driving under the influence (DUI) per se arising from an accident in which he collided with an
Protective Orders Limiting Parental Visitation
October 31, 2016
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The Paulding County Superior Court denied a defendant’s request to set aside a protective order that his wife had issued against him, claiming that the
Defendant’s Battered Person Syndrome
October 25, 2016
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Appeals Court Grants New Trial Because Defense Counsel Did Not Address Defendant’s Battered Person Syndrome Battered Person Syndrome is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder
Search Warrants Obtained with Confidential Informants
October 24, 2016
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Police obtained a warrant to search a residence after receiving a tip from a confidential informant. The search led to a charge of trafficking methamphetamine
Former Republican Party Chairman Charged with Child Molestation
October 19, 2016
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Cobb County police arrested a former Republican Party chairman on child molestation charges against two boys, the first allegation occurring between 2004 and 2006. During
Cobb Superior Court Denies Termination of Trust
October 18, 2016
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A man requested that an attorney, the trustee of his deceased mother’s trust, terminate the trust. The attorney refused and the man sought immediate action
Treatment Instead of Incarceration
October 17, 2016
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A mother’s loss spurs her to save others from her tragedy The co-founder and executive director of the Davis Direction Foundation attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony
Georgia’s Supreme Court Reviews Child Custody Case
October 10, 2016
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Cobb County Superior Court granted custody of three children to their maternal grandparents, but Georgia’s Court of Appeals reversed that decision, returning the children to
