Criminal Defense

Recent Cases

Macon Ga criminal lawyer represents Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy in federal internet sex crimes trial in Atlanta

January 13, 2010

A former Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy stands trial in federal court for allegedly enticing a child for sex. Prosecutors told jurors that he arranged to meet a mother and her 7-year-old child for sex in Sandy Springs. His criminal defense attorney argued that he was role-playing and never intended to have sex with the child. […]

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Marietta criminal lawyer wins directed verdict of acquittal in case against high school teacher accused of having sexual relationship with his 17-year-old student

January 2, 2010

Former Marietta High School teacher Christopher King, 36, was found not guilty a few weeks ago after prosecutors accused him of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. The trial ended when Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy granted Cobb County defense attorney Scott Semrau’s request for a directed verdict. Judge Flournoy agreed […]

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Criminal defense lawyers win speedy trial motions on appeal

December 18, 2009

The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently reversed the denials of motions to dismiss based on speedy trial grounds in two different cases. The court found that the 35 and 36 month delays were both presumptively prejudicial and violated a defendant’s right to a speedy trial under the four-part balancing test. In Davis v. State, […]

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Child pornography charges may be the result of a computer virus

November 12, 2009

A Massachusetts man was recently charged with having images of child pornography on his computer. After spending $250,000 on legal fees and computer experts, he was able to show that a computer virus was responsible for the images. Computer experts warn that this may not be an isolated incident. ABC News has the story. In […]

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Rome Georgia paper mill investigation leads to federal criminal charges

November 3, 2009

On Monday, nine men were arraigned in a Rome, Georgia federal court for allegedly scamming a paper mill out of $4.8 million dollars. Federal authorities say the mill paid for timber that was never delivered. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The mill, Temple-Inland paper mill, was allegedly conned out of the millions of […]

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