State v. Riggs, 301 Ga. 63, 799 S. E. 2d 770 (2017)
May 01, 2017OUTCOME: Affirmed
Brandon established the law that individuals convicted in sexual offenses in Georgia were entitled to at least one year of probation per count.
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Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
OUTCOME: Affirmed
Brandon established the law that individuals convicted in sexual offenses in Georgia were entitled to at least one year of probation per count.
OUTCOME: Reversed (judgment vacated but reasoning affirmed, 303 Ga. 684, 814 S. E. 2d 701 (2018))
Brandon was counsel for amicus curiae in the case that established that only where the victim suffered a physical injury would an underlying offense disqualify a defendant from removal from the sex-off ... ender registry.
OUTCOME: Affirmed
Brandon was counsel for amicus curiae in the case that established that only where the victim suffered a physical injury would an underlying offense disqualify a defendant from removal from the sex-off ... ender registry.
OUTCOME: Affirmed
Brandon was counsel for amicus curiae in a case establishing when a superior court had discretion to depart from a mandatory minimum sentence for a sexual offense.
OUTCOME: Reversed in part
Brandon established the law on loitering in a school zone and secured a reversal of the client’s conviction.
OUTCOME: Reversed
Brandon secured a reversal of the superior court’s order overruling the client’s plea in bar and protected the client from a trial for serious injury by vehicle on double-jeopardy grounds.