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.
The Dunwoody Police have arrested Chadwick Weeks, a 24-year-old man, for allegedly bashing in the windows of a house off of Wynterhall Lane this past weekend. According to reports, the footage from a surveillance camera at the front of the home captured Weeks busting in the front windows of the ...
As a Georgia Criminal Defense Attorney, I receive a lot of questions about how to qualify or utilize First Offenders in Georgia. In today's post, I will outline the law behind the program and explain how it can work for you if you have been accused of your first criminal offense. Georgia First O...
Marcus Waller has turned himself into Spalding County police yesterday after allegedly beating up his ex-girlfriend in Griffin City Park. According to report, Waller hit her and dragged her across the road by her hair. She is facing serious injuries including a broken nose. As a Georgia Crimina...
Callaway High School as well as the Troup County Sheriff's Office are investigating reports that the head swim coach, Shea Spencer, sexually assaulted a teenage student athlete. According to reports, the investigation began after contact form the Division of Family and Children Services. No othe...
A sixth grader at Rehoboth Road Middle School has been arrested with 12 courts of terroristic threats and 8 counts of disorderly conduct in Georgia. According to reports, the sixth grader made threats on social media that put several different Griffin-Spalding County schools on lockdown. These s...
Shakir Cole, a 38-year-old man, has been convicted this past week of molesting three different girls in Fulton County. According to the reports, Cole hired a 13 year old girl, a 16 year old girl, and a girl under the 12 years old to babysit his children. While the girls were babysitting, Cole sa...
The Tara Grinstead case has been in and out of the news in Georgia since 2005. This past week, Bo Dukes was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for helping conceal her body. According to the trial, Dukes helped Ryan Alexander Duke burn Tara Grinstead's body for two days at his family's...
Willis Humphrey, a 35-year-old man from Hall County, has been arrested and accused of committing first degree child cruelty against a 5-year-old boy. According to reports, he allegedly beat the boy to the point of severe and visible bruising on his back, arms, and neck. Fortunately, the child ha...
As a Georgia Sex Crimes Lawyer, I receive a lot of questions concerning what happens after someone has been convicted of a sex crime in Georgia. The punishments for someone who has been convicted of a sex offense in Georgia are intense and most of the time, they're permanent consequences. The big...
According to reports out of three Metro Atlanta counties, a five month long investigation resulted in the seizure of $35,000,000 worth of marijuana. Five different houses were raided today in Clayton County, Gwinnett County, and Henry County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that each...
Curtis Hall has been arrested for kidnapping and abducting a 3 year old boy from his home in Meriwether County earlier this morning. After 8 hours of searching, Hall was arrested and the little boy was returned home. As of right now, it is still unclear what exactly Hall's relationship to the li...
Dominic Lawton, was convicted this past week by a jury in Dekalb County for raping at least three women in 2016. The incidents occurred while Lawton was a student at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. According to reports, Lawton met at least three women online, offered to take them on...
According to reports out of Midtown Atlanta late last week, the APD and SWAT spent a total of nine hours attempting to get a naked man down from a residential roof. Multiple streets were closed and the immediate area was secured from 5am to the afternoon. The man is still unidentified but he app...
Investigations continue in Gwinnett County after what has been described as a “string of sexual relationships” has come to light between teachers and students. The Gwinnett County School District is the largest school district in Georgia. Last December, a Gwinnett County High School band directo...
Seventeen year old, Aidan Zellmer, has made headlines this past week. Zellmer was convicted of beating a 10-year-old girl to death in Colorado. There were reports that the teen had a mental health issue, troubled family history and suffered abuse. This crime occurred when Zellmer was just fifteen...
Stewart Mitchell, has been arrested in Hall County after allegedly using a computer to engage in sexual conversations with a child he met online. He has been accused of sending graphic photographs and messages to the child. According to reports, Mitchell sent picture of himself stripping and dis...
Rebecca Harris, a 24-year-old mother, has been arrested in Hall County after being accused of beating her young daughter while possessing what has been estimated as $400 worth of methamphetamine. According to reports, the 2-year-old was covered in visible bruising from her side down her leg incl...
Sasha McCalop was convicted this past week in DeKalb County of some very serious criminal offenses. According to reports, in January 2017, she stabbed her boyfriend, Michael Martin, to death while he was attempting to call police. McCalop got some press last year when she wrote a letter to the D...
A year ago, as a Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer, I covered the story of the arrests of over 60 individuals at a New Year's Eve party in Bartow County. All of the individuals were arrested for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. This was justified because the marijuana was “in reach” ...
Dominick Vanwagner, a 28-year-old man from Duluth, has been arrested after being accused of offering cigarettes to a group of young teenagers in exchange for sexual acts. He was arrested on Saturday night in Forsyth County after deputies responded to a 911 call from four teenagers. According to ...
Atlanta Police have been using a recent crime occurring in Midtown as a reminder for residents to remove keys from their vehicles and to lock car doors when leaving their car unattended. The most recent Atlanta car crime occurred last night in Midtown when a resident left his vehicle running on ...
Disturbing reports came out of South Georgia after over 600 dogs were rescued from a breeder a week ago. Another breeder involved with “Georgia Puppies” was arrested on Thursday after allegedly bringing 85 more puppies onto the same property where hundreds were rescued just 7 days earlier. Reaso...
Georgia police are searching for robbers who have targeted seven Home Depots in the Metro Atlanta area. According to reports in several different counties and over the past few months, a group has been stealing power tools and batteries from the hardware stores. Reports out of Henry County decla...
Up until this past Monday, a Georgia law required dangerous sexual predators to wear electronic monitors for life. However, the Georgia Supreme Court struck that law down this week. The Georgia Supreme Court held that the law violated the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches. As a Geor...
A teenager was expelled from his high school in Rockdale County after being accused of threatening to shoot another student and to shoot up the school. According to reports, deputies busted down the family's front door and arrested the boy. They arrested him after another student reported to sch...
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!
