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Georgia Appeals Court Overturns Convictions from Online Child Prostitution Sting
In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals overturned the convictions of a Georgia man who was caught up in an online child prostitution sting operation. The case is an important one both because it forces Georgia trial courts to be careful where the criminal statute doesn’t fit the crime charged, and because it makes clear that in certain circumstances, a defendant can argue both that he didn’t commit a crime, and that he was entrapped. In State v. ...
Police Officers arrested on Federal Charges in Atlanta Corruption Sting
Federal authorities arrested ten metro-area law enforcement officers on Tuesday in the largest police corruption sting in recent memory. The officers were from the DeKalb County Police Department, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Forest Park, Atlanta Police Department, Stone Mounting, and MARTA. The highest rank of those arrested was sergeant. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta revealed that the case against the officers began during a street gang investigation by the ATF. Authorities allege that the officers in question were ...
Metro Atlanta Physicians Facing Charges of Operating Alleged “Pill Mills”
This week, two physicians turned themselves in to federal authorities on charges stemming from an alleged drug distribution conspiracy. Federal prosecutors claim that the two men, Dr. William Richardson and Dr. Nevorn Askari, were involved in a conspiracy to distribute painkillers in metro Atlanta “pill mills.” The charges against the men include both conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and money laundering. The two men were released on their own recognizance while they await trial, though the magistrate judge who ...
Wiretaps Now More Frequently Used in Georgia Criminal Investigations
State and federal investigations have relied on wiretaps and other means of intercepting communications for decades. A large body of law has developed controlling the procedures that law enforcement officers must use before, during, and after tapping phone and other electronic communications. Federal statutes have very detailed requirements that law enforcement must follow and states have passed their own laws adopting or expanding those protections. And of course, the U.S. Constitution’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures provides an ultimate ...
