It's not news to criminal defense lawyers in Georgia, but the Athens, Georgia newspaper reports today on the aging of the state prison population. This is a problem both for the elderly inmates who die in custody, and for Georgia taxpayers who have to fund the escalating costs of inmate health care. I knew that the prison population was exploding and getting older, but I had no idea it was this bad. As the Athens paper reports:
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A Clayton County, Georgia police officer was charged this week in another internet sex sting. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story of the arrest. These cases just keep coming. Some criminal defense lawyers, including this one, think it's becoming less of a law enforcement pursuit and more like a witch-hunt. One defense attorney recently went a step further and asked a superior court judge in Northeast Georgia to issue an arrest warrant for the leader of ...
The police chief of Jefferson, Georgia was indicted this week on 30 counts of theft and invasion of privacy charges. According to the indictment, the chief was unlawfully using his access to the Georgia Crime Information Center to run background checks for his wife's security business. He is also charged with using city property to benefit his wife's business. The indictment is the result of a two-year investigation by the GBI. The chief is being represented by ...
Just a few hours ago, a Houston County, Georgia jury convicted a husband and wife of felony murder for the death of a friend who had overdosed on drugs they provided her. The Macon Georgia newspaper has the story and the verdict returned this afternoon. The Atlanta Journal Constitution also covered the trial. The case sounds like a scene straight out of Pulp Fiction, but it's true and it's tragic. The convicted couple were with ...
