Darst v. State
Aug 22, 2013OUTCOME: Reversed
This Case changed the standard of care for the use of experts and in the proper investigation of child molestation cases
Joseph Scott Key's Legal Cases (10)
McDonough, GA
Appeals Lawyer at McDonough, GA
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense
Cisco v. State of Georgia
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
A significan portion of Georgia's RICO statute was found unconstitutional.
State v. Ronnie Moore
N/AOUTCOME: Acquittal
A person with eight prior felony convictions and who was on probation for aggravated assault found not guilty in under an hour when there were four eyewitnesses to the event.
Hampton v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Trafficking conviction reversed after judge improperly admitted character evidence at trial.
Ling v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
This case established the right to an interpreter for non-English speaking clients in Georgia Courts
Ellis v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Authored the amicus brief on behalf of GACDL. The case established the right to ask jurors in a death penalty case about whether they could consider the possibility of a life verdict in a case with chi ... ld victims. The amicus brief served as a resource to the Supreme Court of Georgia and is specifically mentioned in the opinion
Jenkins v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Reversed a conviction for Aggravated Battery against a person over age of 65 and Robbery by Force of a person over the age of 65 based upon the erroneous admission of similar transactions evidence
Ward v. Ward
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Reversed an erroneous award of attorney's fees
Cisco v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Reversed a civil forfeiture in a RICO case and held a the civil forfeiture provision of Georgia's RICO statute to be unconstitutional
Archer v. State
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed
Reversed a forgery Conviction
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