Is my Indictment kind of late?
My colleagues are correct: the limitations period for most felonies is four years from the date of commission. So long as the indictment date is no...
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Appeals Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
My colleagues are correct: the limitations period for most felonies is four years from the date of commission. So long as the indictment date is no...
In Georgia, an appellate court has no jurisdiction to entertain an untimely appeal—regardless of the reason for the untimeliness. In criminal...
Probation Options Management (POM) is a law that lets a judge give probation officers power to impose limited penalties without bringing a...
If I understand you, you’re saying that your fiancé has been charged for a crime (some species of theft?) but he was not in the home when the crime...
Call the local indigent-defense office in the county where you’re charged to ask what information they would need to determine if you’re eligible...
You are correct that appellate practice is a different animal from trial practice, and very few lawyers are excellent at both. In Georgia, the...
A motion to indict or dismiss (also indict or release, accuse or release, etc.) is somewhat misleading. Under Georgia law, no one should be held in...
Under Georgia law, a convicted sexual offender with a duty to register can be prosecuted for failure to notify the proper authorities before moving...
You should talk to your lawyer. There are two components to any judgment in a case plea: what crime you’re convicted for and what sentence you get...
There’s no need to file a motion asking the Court to consider it’s own precedent. If Lane is germane to the issue on certiorari, and you didn’t...