In Monopoly, the coveted get-out-of-jail free card is almost as valuable as the paper money and the plastic hotels. No one likes to go to
A woman faced DUI charges in Bulloch County after she drove into a pond next to Georgia State University’s Education and Engineering buildings. State Trooper
Nationwide, police officers issue millions of speeding tickets every year. A few motorists, typically young males who drive sporty cars, receive multiple speeding tickets in
For a brief time, Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody was behind bars in Cobb County, after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting TV’s Judge Hatchett
Yes, hot weather increases the crime rate, according to the heat hypothesis. That’s especially true in early summer, like before National Be a Dork Day,
The ultimate goal of a criminal defense is a not-guilty verdict at trial. This outcome completely vindicates the defendant. But less than 5 percent of
In 2017, Georgia had one of the highest percentages of unsentenced jail inmates in the country. Almost half of county prisoners were simply waiting for
The Georgia Supreme Court revived a doctrine that first appeared in 1710 and allows defendants to offer proportional resistance to unlawful arrests. Athens-Clarke County police
Three Republicans joined all but two Democrats in approving marijuana decriminalization at the federal level. In addition to decriminalizing most possession matters, the measure would
Most people have very strong beliefs about sex crime defendants. Most of these beliefs are inaccurate. According to one study, most people “view sex offenders
