Georgia Criminal Defense

View More Criminal Defense Articles Superior Court’s in Georgia have exclusive jurisdictions over felonies, divorce, many types of civil cases, equity cases and cases related to land title’s. Civil cases which are heard in Superior Court include personal injury, contracts…
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View More Criminal Defense Articles The Sheriff is an elected official, who is responsible for law enforcement inside the county boundaries.  The Sheriff  appoints law enforcement officers to serve as his or her deputies.  The deputy sheriffs are the front line law…
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View More Criminal Defense Articles Community service is an important aspect of Georgia Criminal Defense and Criminal Sentencing.  Generally, if the conviction is for a misdemeanor or a first offense,  the court many times will require community service. 1. Must…
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View More Criminal Defense Articles After a person is arrested and within seventy-two hours that a person must go before a judge at a hearing known as a First Appearance Hearing.  This usually takes place in front of a Georgia Magistrate…
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  View More Criminal Defense Articles During the First Appearance hearing, the Magistrate Judge will ask if the person arrested is requesting or denying their right to a Committal Hearing; also known as a Probable Cause hearing. It is essentially…
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  View More Legal  Articles To become a lawyer in Georgia, most people know that a person has to graduate from law school, pass the bar exam and obtain a law license.  In addition, there is a yearly requirement for…
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View More Criminal Defense Articles A common misconception regarding State and Federal crimes is that the Federal courts handle the more severe crimes and the State handles lesser crimes.  This is not necessarily true. 1.  Federal Courts Jurisdiction: Federal Courts…
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