Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers
Georgia criminal defense lawyers fight criminal offenses in all GA courts.
Dekalb County police Officer Jerad Wheeler is under criminal investigation for kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach before arresting her. According to the Huffington Post, the incident happened on December 12, 2011 when Wheeler and other officers responded to calls of a domestic disturbance. [Read more…]
The Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Tast Force (HIDTA), responsible for numerous raids and in-depth investigations into Mexican drug cartels in the North Georgia area last year, is waiting on the Atlanta City Council to vote on a $5 million federal grant, giving it funding for yet another year of big drug busts. [Read more…]
A controversial bill has passed the Insurance and Labor Committee and is now headed to the state Senate floor. The bill was written to make some forms of protest into felonies. While the committed amended it to make them misdemeanors of a high and aggravated nature, the bill is still very unpopular in many circles. [Read more…]
House Bill 1176 was introduced this week, marking several potentially progressive changes to the Georgia criminal justice system. Keeping in line with what Gov. Deal said was important in his state of the state address, lawmakers are hoping to reduce some prison terms, and divert some offenders into treatment as an alternative to incarceration. [Read more…]
The Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform issued several recommendations last month in an effort to curb prison spending. If left unchecked, the panel says, Georgia’s prison population will explode another 8% by 2016, requiring another $264 million to accommodate the population. [Read more…]
The new Henry County Drug Court is one of 33 such courts in the state. These courts are known as accountability courts and are designed to provide select offenders with an alternative to jail or prison time in exchange for an intense period of supervision and accountability, which simultaneously saves the county thousands. [Read more…]