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Top Ten Misdemeanors and Their Defenses

April 15, 2025 No Comments

All defenses against the common misdemeanors in Cobb County courts revolve around the burden of proof. Procedural defenses reduce the amount of evidence prosecutors can

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The Three Kinds of Assault Explained

April 8, 2025 No Comments

After dipping significantly for many years, the number of assaults has increased since the end of the pandemic. Today, about three-fourths of Americans will be

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Civil-Criminal Matters in Georgia, Part I

April 10, 2024 No Comments

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

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Five Things You Might Not Know About Domestic Battery in Georgia

March 8, 2024 No Comments

Most likely, you know at least one domestic battery victim. About one in seven women have sustained a physical injury at the hands of a

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aggravated assault

Defending the Three Levels of Assault Cases in Cobb County

December 13, 2023 No Comments

Even more than ten years later, the 2009 Chris Brown/Rhianna assault may be one of the most infamous ones in recent memory. Predictably, the two

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Defending Assault Cases in Marietta GA

May 1, 2023 No Comments

Beginning in the early 1990s, the aggravated assault arrest rate began dropping nationwide. Then, the arrest rate leveled off in the early 2010s. Coronavirus lockdowns

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Summer 2023 Air Travel No-Nos

April 11, 2023 No Comments

The mask mandate is a distant memory and travel bargains are still available. So, if you haven’t flown for a while, the summer of 2023

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Crime

Does Hot Weather Increase the Crime Rate?

May 10, 2022 No Comments

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,

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What Are the Levels of Assault in Georgia?

March 1, 2022 No Comments

It’s very difficult for prosecutors to convict defendants in violent crime cases. #MeToo is a good example. This movement, which began in 2017, has lead

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