Ga State laws

Cherokee Superior Court found a defendant guilty of armed robbery, but the defendant felt that the evidence did not support his conviction and appealed. Georgia’s Court of Appeals reviewed the evidence presented to the trial court and noted that the defendant visited a particular pharmacy on one occasion to ask an employee about the cost …

Cobb Superior Court found a defendant guilty of armed robbery and denied him his motion for a new trial. The defendant believed that the trial court mistakenly allowed the prosecution to use recorded phone calls he made while in jail against him and incorrectly sentenced him as a recidivist. The defendant also found fault with …

Fulton Superior Court found a defendant guilty of burglary, but he appealed, explaining that the evidence didn’t support his conviction. He broke a porch door on the back of the victim’s residence and was removing the hinges of the door leading into the house when an officer arrested him under O.C.G.A. § 16-7-1, burglary. Georgia’s …

Gwinnett Superior Court convicted a defendant of two counts of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and three counts of child molestation. The defendant appealed, believing that the evidence was not sufficient in supporting the convictions and that his trial counsel was not adequate. Georgia’s Court of Appeals sifted through the evidence and determined that …

Proper Traffic Stop Upends Motion to Suppress Evidence Cobb Superior Court convicted a defendant of trafficking in methamphetamine, driving without a license, giving false information to a law enforcement officer, and obstruction of an officer. The defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence, believing that the evidence was unlawfully obtained; however, the trial court denied …