The state Supreme Court’s chief justice says the question is whether the courts need legislative help to reconcile health and safety guidelines for juries with pent-up speedy trial demands that have been tolled since March By R. Robin McDonald | September 23, 2020 The Judicial…
by Mike Petchenik – DeKalb County WSBTV Originally published on WSBTV.com For the first time in several months, some metro municipal courts are back open for business, but with a different look due to the pandemic. In Dunwoody, officials told Channel 2′s Mike Petchenik they…
The Southern Center for Human Rights and newly formed Atlanta Justice Lawyers are coordinating to recruit and train lawyers to assist demonstrators arrested protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. by Greg Land, Law.com Daily Report Online Lawrence Zimmerman was already outraged by the…
By VIRGINIA PRESCOTT & PRIA MAHADEVAN & CHASE MCGEE • MAY 15, 2020 This is a transcript of the GPB program “On Second Thought” which originally aired on May 15, 2020. Click here to listen to the original broadcast. While segments of Georgia’s economy have…
Racketeering, in simplest terms, is running a “racket,” which is to say, an illegitimate business (scam, scheme, etc.) that is collecting a profit repeatedly and/or consistently, often through illegal means such as extortion. Typically, this is what law enforcement refers to as “organized crime,” and…
If you speak with any Georgia criminal defense attorney, they will tell you that murder occurs when a person unlawfully and with malice, either expressed or implied, causes the death of another human being. While this definition may seem simple, the state of Georgia recognizes…
PPP loans were made available as part of the Paycheck Protection Program, formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses that were struggling due to the economy were able to receive assistance from the federal government until they were able to stand on their…
The key to beating any criminal charge is to have strong evidence supporting either your innocence or failures made by law enforcement. In cases of drug trafficking, the penalties can be extremely severe, including incarceration and high fines. Because laws pertaining to drug trafficking are…
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