In Georgia, can you be charged for murder after being convicted of a lesser crime for the same act?

It's hard to give a definitive answer without being retained to discuss and investigate a particular case. And it is even harder when given a...

First offender, possession of firearm?

Questions involving parole can be tricky. The parole board has great flexibility when determining whom to release and when. They are not even...

Can i establish visitation without establishing child support as there was no order for such? overturn fraudulent divorce?

Child support and visitation are not necessarily tied together in Georgia. One could technically have to pay child support and have no rights to...

If my husband was sentenced to 5 years serve 5 months for aggravated assault ....will he serve this in County or state

Since it is a felony sentence he could technically be taken into custody by the department of corrections and do the time at the state prison...

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Ill be 16 in 3 months, i may be pregnant can my 17 yr old boyfriend go to jail?

Yes. The age of consent is 16. Since you are under and he is over it is statutory rape in Georgia. However, under the facts you provided with...

Does a prison sentence over ride a rehalb sentence?

For the most part, i find MOST Carroll County Judges and DAs to be very reasonable. You can probably get this resolved with a short hearing about...

Drug Possession of Probation

In addition to what everyone else has already said.... I practice in Douglas County very frequently. I can tell you from experience that if you...

In the state of Georgia, If you have 1 felony and 3 violations of probation does it mean that you have 4 felonies?

That is not true. You have 1 felony conviction and then violations of probation under that conviction. (That's assuming your violations weren't...

Under the Ga First offender act, while completing the terms, can a potential employer use your probation as reason not to hire?

To consolidate the previous answers and add to it.... First offender should not show on your record for an employer while you are under sentence...

You could try to get the landlord to remove him from the lease as an occupant if you were the one who requested he be added in the first place. ...