http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/ Published By Pate & Brody en-us 2010-03-14T11:16:10-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/atlanta_lawyer_page_pate_comme.html Atlanta trial attorney Page Pate of Pate & Brody recently commented in USA Today on the potential charges that Ben Roethlisberger may be facing. Roethlisberger allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old college student at a Milledgeville night club on March 5. The... Pate & Brody 2010-03-14T11:16:10-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/atlanta_municipal_court_judge.html On Thursday, an Atlanta Municipal Court judge found that three men charged in the Atlanta Eagle case were not guilty. The men were accused of dancing naked without the necessary permits and with operating an adult establishment. The Atlanta Journal... Pate & Brody 2010-03-14T11:02:22-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/georgia_appeals_court_upholds.html The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently upheld a trial court’s suppression of drugs found in a South Georgia home. The Court found that much of the information provided in the search warrant’s supporting affidavit was false, and as a... Pate & Brody 2010-03-14T10:54:25-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/georgia_criminal_lawyer_wins_r.html On Monday, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the convictions of two men who were found guilty of murdering a DeKalb man at his home recording studio. The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office must now decide whether it will retry... Pate & Brody 2010-03-05T11:07:23-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/sexting_investigation_of_stude.html Atlanta police are investigating a sexting incident involving students at The Lovett School. One eighth grade student has already been suspended and another has withdrawn. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The Child Exploitation Unit of the Atlanta Police... Pate & Brody 2010-03-05T10:58:07-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/03/athens_georgia_to_crack_down_o.html Athens-Clarke County police claim that fake reports of crime are reaching epidemic levels. In response, authorities have announced that they will begin prosecuting anyone they believe to have invented a crime. The Athens Banner-Herald has the story. In one recent... Pate & Brody 2010-03-05T10:46:00-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/02/dekalb_county_school_superinte.html The home of Crawford Lewis, the Superintendent of the DeKalb County School System, was searched Thursday morning by the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office and DeKalb police. The search was part of an ongoing investigation into allegations concerning the mishandling... Pate & Brody 2010-02-26T09:36:03-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/02/gwinnett_county_brings_first_v.html Gwinnett police have charged Lori Reineke, 48, with homicide by vehicle for striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle while allegedly texting. This is the first case in Gwinnett County where authorities have charged a driver with homicide by... Pate & Brody 2010-02-12T16:04:51-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/02/dekalb_county_murder_trial_end.html On Monday, a DeKalb County judge declared a mistrial in the case of a Dunwoody woman accused of shooting and killing her wealthy husband. The mistrial was handed down after jurors became deadlocked as to whether the woman acted in... Pate & Brody 2010-02-12T13:48:40-05:00 http://www.georgia-criminal-lawyers.com/2010/02/georgia_governor_proposes_new.html Georgia’s governor and members of the Georgia Senate have introduced legislation that would create a special unit designed to combat mortgage fraud. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Currently, Georgia ranks fourth in the nation for mortgage fraud. It... Pate & Brody 2010-02-11T10:24:26-05:00