Criminal defense encompasses a wide range of crimes from petty theft to white collar crime to sex trafficking. The laws surrounding these categories are ever-changing and with new cases becoming decided every day that affect the current rules, it can be difficult to stay on top of everything.
That is why Richard Lawson has established this blog; to keep you informed on the most recent changes in criminal defense law and criminal defense related news. Our goal is to keep the public information about the latest news and legal decisions. Oftentimes the changes in criminal law can be so subtle that the public doesn't even notice how it will affect them or they can't understand the legal jargon. We will provide with the breakdown of how new laws directly affect you! Furthermore, if you have any questions, please comment on the blog post and someone will respond to you shortly. Our blog and website are updated daily so you will have the most recent decisions available to you. All of our articles are written by Georgia Criminal Defense Attorneys that work for our firm or affiliates.
Knowledge is power and this blog is designed to help give you the knowledge to navigate the criminal justice system. Our goal is for you to be as informed as possible on crimes, legal news, and what defenses apply to your case in order for you to successful. Please let us know if we can be of assistance in any way and take advantage of all the resources we have on our website.
If you have any questions or feel like you need more information about a criminal law topic, please reach out to us. We feel that it is up the upmost importance that you learn about the laws in Georgia and more importantly, that you understand them. After reading through our blogs, please browse through our all inclusive list of crimes in Georgia. There you will find recent case law, how to best defend against each crime, and a detailed explanation of what exactly the statute is saying.
According to news headlines, Georgia will be opening the first safe house for victims of sex trafficking. The Receiving Hope Center in Paulding County will be open next week. Sex trafficking is becoming a more frequently occurring crime. This can lead to false accusations. Not everyone who is ac...
Five different people were robbed at gunpoint by two men in downtown Decatur. The two suspects approached the group and demanded their belongings. According to the victims, one of the men pointed a semi-automatic handgun as each handed over their wallets. Police are still searching for the suspe...
A former youth minister in Jonesboro has been convicted of four counts of child molestation in Henry County. Reports show that he has been sentenced to thirty years in prison this past week. He is then to serve thirty more years on probation once he is released and will be required to register as...
A grand jury in Forsyth County indicted the suspect who was arrested and accused of stabbing a sleeping man to death this past fall. According to reports, the man was arrested after he stabbed one of his good friends to death last September. The incident came as a complete shock to both men's fa...
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Cobb County after a 15-year-old's parents reported that he had been inappropriately conversing with their daughter. The man allegedly agreed to meet with the girl in order to have sexual relations. He also allegedly boasted that he had sex with minors as yo...
A suspect out of Henry County has been arrested on five counts of child molestation, two counts of sexual battery, and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes. The charges stem from three different incidents with three different child victims. Authorities believe that all of the inci...
What was originally believed to be an accidental fire at Morris Brown College has now become the subject of an arson investigation made by Atlanta Fire Rescue. An administration office was damaged in the fire but fortunately no other property or people were harmed or injured. The investigation t...
A Florida man has been arrested in Gwinnett County on over 300 felony charges including possession of child pornography and conspiracy to transmit child pornography. As a Georgia Sex Crimes Lawyer, I will focus on only one of the felonies faced by the suspect in the story above - furnishing obsc...
A man was arrested on several different rape charges over the course of a few years. According to reports, he was first arrested in 2016 then twice in 2017 all for sex related offenses including rape. He pleaded guilty to the charges this past week and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. ...
A local man has been convicted and sentenced to forty years of prison time in connection to several home invasions in Cherokee County. According to prosecutors, the man burglarized two local homes - one in Acworth and the other in Ball Ground. He shot a woman in the head during the second home i...
Two men have been convicted this past week of what has been described as a botched robbery turned shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured. The incident occurred after an agreement was made to purchase a pound of marijuana in Fulton County. The District Attorney's Office sta...
A second suspect has been arrested in relation to a fatal robbery in DeKalb County. According to reports, police have arrested a 20-year-old man on one count of armed robbery and another count of felony murder in Georgia. The incident occurred late last month when a man was fatally shot during a...
A man in Cobb County has been arrested on nine different felony charges including seven counts of child molestation in Georgia as well as two additional counts of aggravated child molestation. According to reports, he has been accused of molesting a twelve year old girl on several different occa...
Authorities are still searching for two male suspects and one female suspect who are on the run after an allegedly violent carjacking in the city of Atlanta. The victim is a 27-year-old female Uber driver. She reported that the incident occurred around 1:00 AM. When she picked up the suspects th...
A local man has been convicted and sentenced this past week in Douglas County for an incident that occurred in 2018. Reports show that the man was discovered sleeping in his pickup truck by two individuals. They called police and when they arrived on scene, they woke him up and ordered him to ge...
A local man in Cobb County has been arrested for allegedly attempting to seduce and entice who he thought was a 14-year-old girl online. According to reports, the man was actually conversing with an undercover police officer. He attempted to set up a meeting with her as well as sent her a photog...
According to reports out of Dunwoody, a local resident is facing charges of criminal trespass, child cruelty, and assault in Georgia. The charges stem from an incident that occurred last Saturday morning when he allegedly pushed the door open to his neighbor's apartment and screamed at their 14-...
A local Marietta man has been reported as wanted by police after three felony arrest warrants have been issued. According to reports, a minor has reported that the man molested and raped her on multiple occasions. Not many other details have been released - however, it is known that the victim a...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has assisted in the investigation of a Pickens County high school teacher who has been accused of asking students for inappropriate pictures. The teacher allegedly approached three different teenage girls - all under the age of fifteen - and requested what aut...
A former corrections officer from Alabama ended up pleading guilty in the middle of his trial today. He pleaded guilty to the following offenses: Rape in Georgia Aggravated Sodomy in Georgia False Imprisonment in Georgia Aggravated Assault in Georgia And Aggravated Sexual Battery in Georg...
Authorities released warnings to students at Georgia State University regarding numerous reports to a man on campus. According to these reports, several students have been secretly filmed in campus restrooms by an unknown suspect. So far the incidents have occurred in the University Commons, the...
According to reports out of Floyd County, a local man was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison today. He was convicted of raping a child who was under the age of six when the abuse occurred. He was found guilty of several counts of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, rap...
According to reports out of Cherokee County, a local attorney has been arrested after he allegedly paid a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him. An investigation into the conduct of the attorney began in December. Authorities have charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude becaus...
A Georgia man who was arrested on felony charges relating to an accusation of his attempt to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex has been reported as found dead in his jail cell. Right now, officers and authorities believe the death to be a suicide but the incident is still under investigati...
According to reports out of Woodstock, two young men have been arrested for a violent carjacking. The suspects have been accused of approaching a woman at a local gas station with a gun. They demanded that the woman hand over her purse as well as the keys to her car. She ultimately escaped and c...
The time is now to start preparing your defense! Many times people lose the opportunity to put on their best defense because they wait. The importance of hiring a lawyer from the very beginning cannot be overstated! Waiting allows for witnesses to leave the area, evidence to be lost, and memories to fade. All of these have a direct effect on the successful on your case. The time to begin your case and start prepping your defense is now! Contact us today to put on your best Georgia criminal defense!
