Attorney Jay Abt's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

• DISMISSAL OF INCEST CHARGES:

Apr 13, 2015

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

State v. J.M., in the Superior Court of Hall County (client engaged in a consensual affair with her adult biological son for over 10 years, and when the government discovered this, they arrested her an ... d charged her with incest, which carries a mandatory minimum 10 years in Georgia prison without parole; however, charges were dismissed after negotiations with the State and a demonstration that the statute was constitutionally invalid).

Criminal defense

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR MURDER

Oct 29, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

State of GA v. E.H., in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Not guilty verdict after 2 week jury trial on counts for murder, felony murder and kidnapping, 2014.

Criminal defense

• MURDER CHARGES DISMISSED:

Oct 13, 2014

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

State v. B.R., DeKalb County Superior Court (Murder charges dismissed prior to indictment after client allegedly threw the victim from a 5th story apartment balcony where victim died on impact) , 2014. ...

Criminal defense

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT DRUG TRAFFICKING:

May 14, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

State v. D.R., Superior Court Henry County, not guilty verdict after trial, and client fully exonerated of trafficking 5 kilograms of 70% pure cocaine with a street value of $200,000. Client avoided m ... andatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison, 2014.

Criminal defense

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR MURDER:

Nov 14, 2013

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

State v. A.B., Fulton County Superior Court (not guilty verdict for murder and felony-murder where client was alleged to have choked to death his roommate and hid the body in the woods), 2013.

Criminal defense

• DISMISSAL OF RAPE CHARGES:

N/A

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

State v. A.Y., DeKalb County Superior Court (client who is airline pilot for major carrier was accused of raping flight attendant, however, we were able to get all charges dismissed after private inves ... tigation led to videotape evidence of victim admitting false charges).

Criminal defense

• DISMISSAL OF CHARGES FOR SHOOTING:

N/A

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

State of GA v. F.W. in the Superior Court of Fulton County, charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a felony (dismissal of all charges for client who was wrongfully accused of ... shooting a man three (3) times in the back), 2014.

Criminal defense

• DISMISSAL OF CHARGES FOR SHOOTING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

N/A

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED

State v. C.V., in the Superior Court of Newton County (Aggravated assault for shooting victim dismissed by Judge prior to trial after it was proven that Defendant acted in self-defense).

Criminal defense

• NOT GUILT VERDICT FOR RAPE:

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

State v. C.S., in the Fulton County Superior Court (client with ongoing child custody, divorce and alimony dispute was accused by spouse of rape, however we were able to demonstrate at trial that the s ... pouse had a financial incentive for false accusations and demonstrate a previous pattern of her dishonesty. As a result, client was acquitted of all charges and avoided a life sentence in prison).

Criminal defense

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT DRUG TRAFFICKING:

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

State v. L.T., Superior Court of Gwinnett County (client accused of selling 1000 grams of cocaine to undercover police was acquitted after trial demonstrating that co-defendants and not our client was ... responsible party, 25 year prison sentence avoided and client walked free).

Jay Abt's Legal Cases (18)

• DISMISSAL OF INCEST CHARGES:

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR MURDER

• MURDER CHARGES DISMISSED:

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT DRUG TRAFFICKING:

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR MURDER:

• DISMISSAL OF RAPE CHARGES:

• DISMISSAL OF CHARGES FOR SHOOTING:

• DISMISSAL OF CHARGES FOR SHOOTING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

• NOT GUILT VERDICT FOR RAPE:

• NOT GUILTY VERDICT DRUG TRAFFICKING: