Georgia’s New Hate Crime Legislation Georgia recently passed a new Hate Crimes Bill. The new legislation imposes additional sentencing on a criminal defendant who commits a crime of hate based upon race, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability. Georgia had passed a hate crime bill…
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Atlanta Criminal Lawyer Discusses Georgia Criminal Procedure & Courts
Georgia Criminal Defense Procedure If you are being investigated for a crime or have been charged with a crime in Georgia, you need to know the criminal justice process you may be facing. As a criminal lawyer based in Atlanta, I have helped thousands of clients defend cases throughout Georgia.…
Fulton County District Attorney Denied Warrant Request in Ex-Cop Rolfe Case
What Are Valid Warrant Requirements Search Warrant Recently Fulton County Prosecutors tried to obtain records of the ex-cop charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. Brook’s death lead to riots in Atlanta and Fulton County. The State was oddly trying to obtain records of donations to…
Atlanta Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer Thomas Nagel discusses O.C.G.A. 15-8-1 Transferring or “binding over” a case from a city to a county court
Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta Georgia If you’ve been arrested or charged with a crime that requires you to appear in a city court, traffic court, recorders court, magistrate court or municipal court or anywhere else in the State of Georgia, you have several ways to resolve your case. Your basic options include…