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.
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Disturbing reports out of Clayton County as another woman comes forward claiming that a man forced his way inside of her home, held her at knifepoint, and raped her. This report occurred over the weekend. Police responded to the assault but the man had left before they were able to get to the sce...
Jazmine Hinson and Marvin Adkinson were arrested on child cruelty charges in Gwinnett County after police found their baby in a closet covered in bruises and burns. The baby also reportedly had several broken bones. Adkinson's mother, Rhonda Bennett, was the first to call police after she met th...
I was reading an article on NPR this past week, and I began to sense a large similarity to the story being covered and the world I am immersed in every day - the criminal justice system. The article covered a recent story about the SEC asking a federal judge to hold Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, in c...
William Allman, a professional masseur in Alpharetta, has been fired from his job after being accused of sexual battery earlier this year in February. Allman was accused by a female customer, claiming that he had groped her many times during a massage at his former place of employment Mezz Spa. ...
Asa North, a man arrested in Coweta County in 2016, was convicted this past week and sentenced to twenty years. Ten of those years are to be served in prison, and the following ten years were probated. According to the Coweta County DA, North was originally arrested on charges of involuntary man...
Three women in their twenties taunted law enforcement via social media by posting “do ya job!” The three women, 23-year-old Toni Huizar, along with 27-year-old Amber Dunlap and 26-year-old Tiphanie Sager, had felony theft warrants out of two metro Atlanta counties. Indiana troopers answered thei...
Police in Cobb County are on the lookout for a man who has been accused of walking up and down aisles in a public library targeting women before flashing them. He allegedly fondled himself in front of several women. The unidentified suspect has been accused repeatedly. Police first released a ph...
William Turner, a 50 year old Georgia man, has been accused of groping and kissing a special needs student in Cobb County. The student allegedly came to his yard when she saw his dogs playing. Instead of going to school, she entered his yard. Turner then invited the girl into his home. According...
Cobb County police are searching for a group of men accused of stealing a man's pickup truck. According to reports, the man left Advance Auto Parts on South Cobb Drive when another man stopped him and started a conversation with him. This was apparently only to serve as a distraction while two SU...
The Supreme Court of Georgia has made an important decision regarding the State's use of a person's refusal to submit to a DUI breath test as evidence in that person's DUI trial. In a unanimous opinion in the case of Elliot v. State, the Court held that when a person refuses to submit to a chemi...
Horace Mayfield, one of twenty-four individuals arrested in 2016, pleaded guilty this past week to possession and distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine. According to authorities, Mayfield was connected to a multifaceted narcotics trafficking network. The network ranged from South Georgia i...
Kaleem Tariq-Madyun has been indicted on 18 different felony charges in Forsyth County including armed robbery in Georgia and false imprisonment in Georgia. Last October, Tariq-Madyun was arrested for forcing employees at a McDonalds into the walk-in refrigerator as he robbed the restaurant. As ...
Logan Bowden, an ex-firefighter in Coweta County was recently fired for violating the code of ethics of the department and was arrested on several charges following an incident at a house fire. According to reports, Bowden and his team responded to a house fire on January 29th off of Cannon Road...
Erick Tinoco-Jiminez, a 30-year-old man in Henry County, was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 5 years of probation after pleading guilty to inappropriately and sexually touching two young girls in Stockbridge. According to reports, the girls' mother did not learn about the incidents i...
Two unidentified men followed the owner of Icebox Diamonds & Watches, a popular jewelry store in Buckhead, home last Friday night. They were armed with guns and reportedly forced the owner and his wife inside the home robbing them of the keys to the store. They then proceeded to tie the two victi...
Keith Teubner was arrested after his son was taken to WellStar Regional Hospital in Spalding County after ingesting methamphetamine. According to reports, the methamphetamine was located in Teubner's bedroom, and police stated that the father was aware of the child eating the drugs but did not s...
The Atlanta Police Department is searching for a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing a car from a high-rise condo complex in Midtown Atlanta this past week. The unidentified suspect was seen slipping through the side of the parking lot gate. He then attempted to get into several di...
The FBI has gotten involved in a case where a man allegedly robbed a PNC Bank in Sandy Springs at gunpoint. The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information. According to reports, a man described as being in his 40s or 50s, standing about 5 feet and 7 inches with a medium build, walked into ...
As a Georgia Sex Crimes Lawyer, I discussed the case that went viral on Facebook a few weeks ago. A video surfaced of a man sexually assaulting a woman while in an Atlanta nightclub. Police arrested Dominique Williams who as a result is facing a charge for aggravated sodomy in Georgia. Williams ...
According to reports out of DeKalb County, an anonymous victim (who has asked to remain unidentified), was taken to a local hospital after four people allegedly forced their way into his home this morning. The four individuals apparently asked for cash after breaking and entering his home around...
A mother and father in Barrow County were arrested on what some have been referring to the most horrific infant beating ever seen. Their 3-week-old baby arrived at the NE Georgia Medical Center with broken bones and serious internal injuries. Parents, Jarrett McCloud and Megan Richmond remain in ...
Cobb County police arrested Kendal Chaves, a 34 year old man, who has been accused of forcing his way into a home and sexually assaulting a woman inside. According to reports, the victim opened the front door to see who was knocking, and Chaves forced his way into the home. He is facing the foll...
According to reports, there were two major methamphetamine busts over the weekend in Metro Atlanta. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reported that nearly $1.7 million worth of methamphetamine was seized in Dekalb County and Fulton County. In total, 420 pounds of methamphetamine were disc...
Noureldin Abdelnasser Sabra, a Douglas County man, was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to several women. He has been charged with public indecency and peeping Tom in Georgia. Moreover, according to reports, Sabra is a registered sex offender in the state of Georgia. He is currently in ...
According to reports from the Cobb County School District, one of the district's elementary schools received a threatening email stating that a bomb had been planted inside the building. The email was allegedly sent by Andrew Brady, an 18 year old Georgia Tech student living in Austell. He also ...
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