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By Rob Leonard and John Barrett
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Georgia attempts to make it easier to sentence someone to death
Posted on January 31, 2007House Bill 185 introduced by Rep. Barry Fleming is an attempt to re-write Georgia’s long standing and deeply-rooted law of requiring unanimous verdicts. Interestingly, it seeks to rewrite the law where unanimous verdicts are needed the most, Death Penalty cases...
Atlanta cop lied to get warrant in shooting death
Posted on January 15, 2007The shooting of an elderly lady in Atlanta takes a disgusting turn. This from the AJC. An Atlanta police narcotics officer has told federal investigators at least one member of his unit lied about making a drug buy at the home of an elderly woman killed in a subsequent raid, according to a person close [...
How not to rob a liquor store.
Posted on December 08, 2006Now this is funny! http://www.glumbert.com/media/badrobber
Juries are ?unsympathetic? to women who claim rape after drunken binge - Law - Times Online
Posted on December 07, 2006Juries are ‘unsympathetic’ to women who claim rape after drunken binge - Law - Times Online Check out this interesting article.
Man ordered to wear ?Sex Offender? T-shirt
Posted on November 06, 2006Man ordered to wear “sex offender” T-shirt | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com It was only a matter of time! $100.00 says within 2 years a bill gets introduced in our legislature requiring this as a punishment for sex offenders.
Ion Scanners
Posted on October 19, 2006I have recently run across a new device that is being employed in the war on drugs. The ION SCANNER. This device has grown popular in the prison systems to screen visitors at the prison gates. Many false positives are being reported. One study confirms that false “positives can occur with baker’s poppy [...
False/secret compartments in motor vehicles.
Posted on August 16, 2006On April 18, 2006 O.C.G.A. 16-11-112 became effective. It makes it a felony punishable by 1-2 years and a $10,000.00 fine. It reads: 16-11-112. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1)(A) ‘False or secret compartment’ means any enclosure which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle and the purpose of the compartment [...
Tortured Siler gets sentenced to 20 years.
Posted on July 13, 2006Torture victim/drug dealer, Lester Siler (the man that I wrote about here) got a 20 year sentence for selling drugs. See the LaFollette Press article here. Thanks to John Steakley for the update.
Sex Offender saga ? motion to certify a class
Posted on June 27, 2006The brief is here. There has been a TRO entered for the 8 named plaintiffs. That means that they are the only 8 that are safe this coming Saturday. If the Judge grants this motion, then everyone on the registry will be added to the suit and the class will be formed...
SCHR seeks preliminary injunction for plaintiffs on the sex offender registry.
Posted on June 22, 2006Here is the brief in support of a preliminary injunction on HB 1059.
Southern Center for Human Rights files Federal class action suit to stop enforcement of sex offender bill in Georgia.
Posted on June 20, 2006The Southern Center for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia have filed a class action in Federal Court seeking an injunction to prevent enforcement of HB 1059, which is set to become law on July 1, 2006. The injunction sought is both a temporary and permanent injunction...
Davis v. Washington - U.S. Supreme Court - Confrontation clause
Posted on June 19, 2006Click here to read the full opinion of the Supreme Court. Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided Davis v. Washington (Slip Opinion 05-5224) and Hammon v. Indiana (Case No. - 05-5705, which those of us that deal with any cases involving domestic violence have been anxiously awaiting for...
Guns N? Roses song played in murder trial as prosecutors try to prove a husband killed his wife.
Posted on June 19, 2006Guns N’ Roses song played in murder trial as prosecutors try to prove a husband killed his wife on CourtTV.com I am a big proponent of using technology in the courtroom. Well, our friends on the other side of the courtroom are starting to catch on...
Hudson v. Michigan - U.S. Supreme Court - exclusionary rule does not apply to knock-and-announce violations.
Posted on June 15, 2006Today the United States Supreme Court decided Hudson v. Michigan (Slip opinion 04-1360). The opinion was authored by Justice Scalia in four parts. Thomas, Alito, Roberts concurred with all four parts, while Kennedy concurred with only parts One, two and three and concurred in Judgment...
FBI abandons gun shot residue (GSR) testing.
Posted on May 26, 2006Story from Baltimore Sun - In a somewhat surprising move, the FBI has distanced itself from another test once regarded as a reliable test. They will no longer be performing gun shot residue analysis. The change in March when it was communicated to the field offices, but has not been publicized...
My new blog ? www.gaduiblog.com
Posted on May 23, 2006It is officially up and running and is dedicated to my primary area of practice, DUI defense. Check it out at www.gaduiblog.com
I am meth. Poem by unknown author.
Posted on May 19, 2006The following poem is rumored to have been authored by a teenage meth addict who died with the needle still in her arm. While I don’t believe that, the message is all too true. While probably not a good bedtime story for my 3 year old daughter, if you have a teenager, you would be [...
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