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How to Appeal a Criminal Case in Georgia

May 23, 2022

Page Pate explains how to appeal a criminal case in Georgia Criminal Defense Attorney Page Pate walks through the steps of a criminal appeal in Georgia and explains how the process works, from start to finish. He focuses on how to appeal a criminal case in the Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court […]

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What is the MDLEA and How Does It Work?

May 17, 2022

The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (“MDLEA”) is a series of federal laws that allow the United States to prosecute nautical drug crimes even outside of its own territory. First implemented in 1986 as part of the larger Anti-Drug Abuse Act, the MDLEA remains a key player in federal drug prosecutions, accounting for 296 cases […]

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Is the Buffalo Shooting a Federal Hate Crime?

May 17, 2022

Page Pate explains how the Buffalo mass shooting may be a federal hate crime TRANSCRIPT It appears that the federal government is currently investigating the murders that occurred recently in Buffalo, New York as a federal hate crime. But what is a federal hate crime? What does the government have to prove to convict […]

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Our Firm Helps Client Get False Child Porn Charges Dropped

April 20, 2022

This week, our firm got all of our client’s child pornography charges dismissed after we proved to prosecutors that the images in question did not depict any minors. The images on his electronic devices were actually screenshots of an adult pornography video from a popular website. Even though the video was on a public website […]

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Our Firm Gets Injunction to Stop District Attorney From Prosecuting People for Delta 8

April 15, 2022

We were able to convince a judge to issue an injunction preventing the DA from prosecuting people who are selling Delta 8 and Delta 10 products, and also stop her from seizing their property and conducting raids

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