Can a University employee issue campus parking tickets on private property?

I am a graduate of Georgia Southern as well, and received parking tickets from the University. The tickets are indeed binding. The University has...

Can the citation be thrown out due to the officers error

Depending on the Court and the situation this type of error would seem to make the charging document fatally defective, and therefore there is a...

How long will i do if I fail my first drug test on first offenders probation

There is no definitive answer to your question. If you fail the drug test then probation may petition to revoke your First Offender Status. They...

How is it if my co-defended took a charge that I can still face the same charge.

In Georgia that are several ways that a person can be held to be in possession of an illegal substance. A person can be in actual or constructive...

That specific code provision has no expressly stated fine amount. Factors like driving history, if there was an accident and the like will factor...

I was just charged with a felony and I got a conditional discharge but I got an interview will it show up on background check

Georgia law about criminal records changed dramatically a few years ago. The law changed from expungment to what we now call restriction. ...

How long can someone be held in county jail for a felony arrest?

In Georgia there is no specific limit to how long someone can be held in jail prior to arraignment. Under the law someone charged with a felony is...

If i do not pay my probation fees off can it affect my first offender

Yes! When a person is sentenced under the First Offender Act they agree to complete ALL of the terms and conditions of probation. That includes...

How do we defend a drug possession charge?

Drug cases are very fact specific. Trained legal counsel can review the evidence to see if the police broke the rules in obtaining the evidence. ...

Under Georgia law each person convicted of a crime in the state is given full credit for each day spent in confinement awaiting trial and for each...