Jail Release and DUI: A Closer Look
May 14, 2024
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When it comes to DUI enforcement, peace officers are currently in catch-up mode. When football teams fall behind and must play catch-up, they play much
North Macon Teen Slain in Shooting
May 7, 2024
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Few details were available after a 17-year-old Macon boy was shot and killed in a parking lot of a popular fitness center. A release from
A Complete Guide to Domestic Battery in Cobb County
May 1, 2024
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For defendants, a domestic disturbance call usually begins a downward spiral that begins with a Section 16-5-23 charge and often seems endless. Life moves so
Crime Suppression Team’ Nabs Drug Trafficking Suspect
April 23, 2024
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After Bulloch County authorities executed a search warrant, they arrested a man and charged him with several drug trafficking-related offenses. On April 1, investigators located
Coweta County Accident Seriously Injures Eleven People
April 18, 2024
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Area trauma centers were overwhelmed after a runaway Dodge pickup crossed the center line and caused two collisions that seriously injured eleven people. Investigators state
Is Georgia Tough on Sex Offenders?
April 15, 2024
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Remarkably, the answer to this question is “no,” at least comparatively speaking. The Peach State has very tough criminal laws in most areas, but sex
Civil-Criminal Matters in Georgia, Part I
April 10, 2024
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The different burdens of proof in civil and criminal court (more likely than not vs. beyond a reasonable doubt) are the most obvious difference between
The Georgia Three-Step
April 8, 2024
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We admit this title is not quite as catchy as the Texas Two-Step. However, for over half of Georgia families, a divorce is, or at
Undocumented Immigrant Charged with UGA Slaying
April 3, 2024
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Immigration and criminal law collided after an undocumented person from Venezuela with an extensive criminal history in the United States allegedly beat and killed a
John Hinkley, Jr. Released from All Restrictions
March 28, 2024
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More than forty years after his crime, the failed Presidential assassin is now free to pursue his dream of becoming a chart-topping folk singer. “I’m
