http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/ Published By Pate & Brody en-us 2008-12-31T08:48:23-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/georgia_law_enforcement_to_ado.html This is a great development. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Anyone who has followed the work of the Georgia Innocence Project, and other Innocence Projects around the country, have no doubt been disturbed by the amount of people held... Pate & Brody 2008-12-31T08:48:23-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/georgia_criminal_lawyer_succes_1.html The Georgia Supreme Court recently declared a life sentence for failing to register as a sex offender unconstitutional. In that case, the Court had to decide whether a life sentence for a second violation of failing to register as a... Pate & Brody 2008-12-30T12:21:52-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/georgia_criminal_attorney_succ.html The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reversed the convictions of a defendant after the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the defendant’s self-defense claim. In Harris v. State, the defendant was convicted by a jury of four counts... Pate & Brody 2008-12-30T09:47:41-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/criminal_defense_lawyer_succes.html The Georgia Court of Appeals recently upheld a trial court's decision to suppress cocaine found in a vehicle for the lack of a proper consent to search when the arresting officer could only say that driver “pretty much” gave... Pate & Brody 2008-12-28T09:45:54-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/gainesville_georgia_criminal_d.html Gainesville criminal lawyer and public defender Anne Watson won a very difficult child molestation trial for her client earlier this week. Her client, Joshua Stewart, had been charged with aggravated child molestation based on allegations that he molested a 4... Pate & Brody 2008-12-05T17:47:19-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/12/georgia_criminal_lawyers_obtai.html Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Michael Clark set bond for the four Meadowcreek High School students charged with the armed robbery of a man at the Orchard Park Apartments in Norcross last month. The students are all current or former... Pate & Brody 2008-12-05T14:50:03-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/11/georgia_criminal_lawyers_appla.html A recent decision in Georgia helps clarify what is required to sustain a kidnapping conviction. In Garza v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the kidnapping convictions of Joey Garza, since the movements of his two victims were not... Pate & Brody 2008-11-16T10:24:15-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/11/prosecutor_and_defense_attorne.html It's getting close to the end. The prosecutor and defense lawyer have started their closing arguments in the Brian Nichols' murder trial in Atlanta. After the arguments, Judge Bodiford will instruct the jury on the relevant legal principles (often... Pate & Brody 2008-11-05T12:58:14-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/11/atlanta_georgia_criminal_lawye.html A recent challenge to a trial court's order denying pretrial immunity was denied by Georgia's highest court. The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed with a trial court ruling that denied Atlanta police officer Raymond S. Bunn’s motion to dismiss an... Page Pate 2008-11-04T12:35:44-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2008/10/georgia_criminal_defense_lawye.html Earlier today, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down a portion of the Georgia sex offender registration statute. The Court found that the statute is unconstitutionally vague because it does not sufficiently inform homeless persons how to register if they have... Page Pate 2008-10-27T11:41:52-05:00