How Jail Release Energizes a Criminal Defense
The jailhouse blues are real, and they affect legal defenses and mental health. 20 percent of county jail inmates have a serious mental illness. Incarceration itself substantially or partially causes these mental illnesses. Confinement causes the body to produce catecholamines, the “fight or flight” stress hormone. Neither is an option in jail. Since defendants cannot […]
Top Ten Non-Assault Domestic Violence Charges in Georgia
Almost all domestic violence charges in Cobb County are domestic battery charges. However, prosecutors have a number of other options. Many of these options don’t require proof of physical contact, let alone proof of physical injury. Prosecutors often file stalking and other such charges if police officers investigated the mater, sympathize with the alleged victim, […]
Central GA Sex Trafficking Investigation Results in Ten Arrests
Ten men from ages 23 to 68 now face long prison terms after a monthslong, multiagency investigation based in Houston County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit (GBI HEAT), Perry Police Department, Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division, and the Houston County District Attorney’s Office participated in the […]
Why Does My Lawyer Want Me to Plead Guilty?
Frankly, some lawyers are scared to go to trial or too busy to prepare proper defenses, so they encourage their clients to plead guilty. Generally, however, an old saying applies in these cases. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Something good, a favorable plea bargain, is superior to the possibility […]
Top Five Gun Crimes in Georgia
The Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms in the Second Amendment. The Constitution also gives authorities the power to regulate the use of firearms. Approved uses include protection, hunting animals, and keeping the King of England out of your face. Those categories are very broad, and reasonable people disagree as to their […]
Deputy Fatally Shoots Recently Freed Florida Man
A 53-year-old man, who got a small taste of freedom after sixteen years of wrongful incarceration, is dead after a traffic stop went horribly wrong. According to the GBI, a Chatham County Sheriffs’ deputy pulled the man over for reckless driving on Interstate 95. At first, the man was cooperative, albeit somewhat confrontational. Then, as […]
Seven Breathalyzer Flaws in Georgia
A valid chemical test result significantly increases the chances of a DUI conviction. However, the result is inadmissible, unless the gadget met certain legal and technical requirements, and it produced an accurate result. Some common legal, scientific, and technical flaws are outlined below. The Breathalyzer, or rather the Drunk-O-Meter, its predecessor device, and the television […]
Hit and Run Driver Kills Macon Teenager
Law enforcement investigators have few leads after a hit and run driver struck a pedestrian walking on East Ocmulgee Blvd. in Bibb County. The wreck happened in the 3200 block of Ocmulgee East Blvd., near the Brooks Recreation Center. The 19-year-old victim was declared dead at the scene. Officers noted that there’s no sidewalk on […]
Top Five Federal Crimes in Georgia
According to a recent study, the five offense areas mentioned below, which are listed in descending order, account for all the matters in Georgia criminal courts. “It is interesting to see which categories of crime receive the most federal sentences in each state, and it is even more fascinating to see some states having the […]
The Five Kinds of Probation in Georgia
Probation began as a community-driven project in Boston in the 1830s. Local philanthropists often convinced judges to place incarcerated defendants in their custody, so these people could be rehabilitated. This program worked so well that the government took it over. Probation was statewide in Massachusetts by about 1880. In 1925, after over two dozen failed […]
