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  Our firm just filed a federal lawsuit against Henry County, the City of Hampton, Georgia, and several police officers for the death of Fernando Rodriguez in 2019. Mr. Rodriguez was tased over 15 times by police officers and was eventually suffocated to death by officers sitting on him. Mr. Rodriguez posed absolutely no threat…

A “Brady Violation” is what happens when the prosecutors in a criminal case fail to perform their constitutional duty to turn over helpful evidence to the people they have charged with crimes. Everyone has the right to due process and a fair trial. Because of that, when the Government has evidence suggesting a person is either…

Attorney Page Pate was interviewed by CNN about the recent election for the District Attorney position in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in Southeastern Georgia. Page is a criminal defense attorney who is local to the area, and he is familiar with the campaigns of the incumbent District Attorney, Jackie Johnson, and her opponent, Keith Huggins. …

It’s hard to imagine how a police officer could be justified in shooting an unarmed teenager multiple times when the teenager was unarmed and 35 feet away from the officer. Police officers are justified in using deadly force only when they are defending themselves or another person from imminent death or serious bodily injury. Based…

Page Pate was recently interviewed on WABE FM 90.1, Atlanta’s public radio station and NPR affiliate, by Rose Scott. Rose asked Page about the recent acquittal of Tamara Cotman, and how that verdict may affect the other cases set for trial next year it the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Page believes that the Cotman…