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Santonio Spratlin confessed to robbing a gas station of which he was a frequent customer. DeKalb Superior Court convicted him of armed robbery, but Mr. Spratlin appealed, pointing out that his confession required corroboration by other evidence according to O.C.G.A. § 24-8-823. The Georgia Court of Appeals reviewed his case and noted that the victim …
An officer witnessed Charles Sapp get in the passenger seat of a van after leaving the scene of a knife fight in which another person and he were involved against another man. The officer tried to execute a traffic stop, but the driver fled. During the driver’s attempt at escaping, Mr. Sapp exited the vehicle …
Evans County Superior Court convicted Randy Morgan, Jr. of child molestation against his stepdaughter. She had made this allegation previously, but her claim was deemed false. Mr. Morgan expected that information to be used as evidence in his case but was denied under the Rape Shield Statute that prohibits the admission of the complainant’s past …
Whitfield Superior Court convicted Robert Heatherly Jr. of misdemeanor theft by taking. Mr. Heatherly filed a motion for a new trial on the basis that his accomplice testified without supplying corroborating evidence, but the trial court denied his motion. The Georgia Court of Appeals reviewed the case and agreed with the trial court. Because the …
Georgia State Troopers suspected that Jessica Reid was driving under the influence (DUI) and stopped her. She consented verbally to a blood test and provided written consent that she understood the purpose of the test. During her trial, Ms. Reid filed a Motion to Suppress those results, feeling threatened that she would lose her driver’s …
After being evicted from his apartment, Kahlem Looney threatened the apartment leasing facilitator and staff with death, demanding to know where his personal property was located. Cobb Superior Court convicted Mr. Looney of making terroristic threats, but the defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals reviewed Mr. Looney’s case and his argument that, because his threats …
