Lie Detector?

Law enforcement can't use a "lie detector" (polygraph) without the cooperation of the accused. The accused should NEVER submit to a police...

Can somebody be charged without hard evidence?

Can they be CHARGED? Sure they can. Will the DA take the case? Maybe. Will the jury convict? Maybe. But yes, testimony alone is enough to...

If I have a job and go to school, does that benefit me in any way?

Judges and juries expect people to have jobs and go to school, rather than sit around unemployed and uneducated. The judge will be employed and...

Wa victim/witness advocate and i want to drop charges against him.i already know to go to da office.an sign a wavier of

The idea that a victim can "drop" charges is one of the common myths about the criminal justice system that I address on my website. ...

If we took 2 phones from someone that were already stolen can we get charged with robbery?

Rather than plaster "we did" on a public forum like this, a better question may have been "I may be accused of robbery. I need to speak to an...

The landlord changed the locks before I could move my stuff.

Take action. Nothing in Georgia law allows a private party to seize and hold the property of another for ransom. You're being extorted.

A guy invited me over got me drunk and took naked pictures of me without my permission and has the threatened to show Instagram

When you say "without your permission" do you mean that you were asleep/unconscious or that you were drunk and now regret it? It's possible that...

Is a 17 consider an adult when he is going to be tried as an adult in a simple battery trial?

No. For most purposes, he is still a minor (unless he has been emancipated by a juvenile court). For purposes of criminal charges, though, anyone...

On July 1, 2013, the new Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia regarding the restriction of records wil take effect. Basically, criminal...

Can anyone with the serial numbers find out who a gun is registered to?

As in most states, firearms in Georgia aren't "registered" anywhere. The only records kept are those by the ATF of the original purchaser. If the...