Challenging the state’s evidence is usually the most effective defense in an assault or any other criminal case. Prosecutors must establish guilt beyond any reasonable
Georgia’s new law for probation, SB 105, went into effect in May 2021. Many heralded the law as a major step forward that almost completely
Burglary is unlawfully entering or remaining at an occupied or unoccupied “dwelling,” which could include a motor vehicle, with the intent to commit a felony
In January 2025, approximately two hundred people crowded into a Glyn County courtroom as jury selection began for the trial of former prosecutor Jackie Johnson.
Opponents Sue to Block Cash Bail Expansion A law adding some thirty offenses, including eighteen misdemeanors, to the cash bail-only list is clearly unconstitutional and
For defendants, a domestic disturbance call usually begins a downward spiral that begins with a Section 16-5-23 charge and often seems endless. Life moves so
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
A Georgia woman accused of conspiring with two individuals to kill her husband is unable to post a $100,000 bond and remains in jail, according
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
Lawmakers couldn’t agree on a compromise measure to expand cash bail, and the legislative session expired with the matter still up in the air. The
