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.
Reports of an arrest occurring in Maine has made the nightly news reports in Georgia as a result of the individuals implicated in the situation. Michael Middleton, a local Maine man, faces felony charges of bigamy after he has been accused of marrying three different women. The latest wife is fr...
The FBI and GBI conducted an eleven day investigation into human trafficking throughout Atlanta in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. Authorities reported arrests of 26 individuals that are suspected of sex trafficking and 34 individuals suspected of sex acts with minors. Close to 20 victims...
Justin Brown, a Cobb County man, was found guilty for shooting someone in the head and then later bribing and influencing witnesses not to appear in court. Brown has been sentenced to 40 years in prison without the possibility of parole. As a Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer, I will outline the c...
Reginald Blake was arrested last week on the following charges: Child molestation in Georgia Sodomy in Georgia Possession of Marijuana in Georgia As well as possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to reports, Blake...
Jacob Burgess, a man in Cobb County, is facing a dozen charges. His charges include: Aggravated Assault in Georgia Kidnapping in Georgia Burglary in Georgia Battery in Georgia DUI in Georgia Plus a handful of other traffic violations. According to reports, Burgess kidnapped a woman that...
Patricia Dearing, a grandmother in Cobb County, has been arrested for allegedly trafficking and storing over 13 pounds of marijuana and firearms in her home. According to reports, a narcotics team raided the property last Thursday and seized the marijuana, assault rifles, shotguns, and various h...
According to reports in Fulton County, two men have been arrested in connection to five nights of burglaries and car break-ins. Police believe that a third individual is involved, and they are still searching for him. Four cars were reported as stolen as well as a long list of items reported as...
A disturbing video has been cycling around Facebook after a sexual assault at Opera nightclub was live-streamed earlier this month. According to the Atlanta Police Department, Dominique Williams turned himself in earlier this week after the Special Victims Unit was granted an arrest warrant agai...
Alpharetta Police were tipped off to attempted fraud after Dante Hawkins attempted to use a stolen card at the Apple Store. One of the employees called police, and officers were able to catch up to Hawkins. After searching him, they discovered 23 different credit and debit cards with various nam...
Jesse Quintanilla, an 18 year old, surrendered to Hall County yesterday for two different charges. Arrest warrants were put out for Quintanilla after it was reported that he punched a man and unlawfully took custody of a 16 year old girl. Custody typically falls under a civil law realm - however...
Tim Malin, the owner of Total Tree Solutions in McDonough, discovered that his business was robbed of all of its landscaping equipment when he went into work. Fortunately, the business has surveillance videos, and the footage shows, two men using bolt cutters to break into the garage area and le...
According to reports, a gun was set off accidentally by a man in the Southlake Mall Food Court on Friday in Clayton County. The man has not been detained as of now, but he is being plagued as a very irresponsible gun owner. The reports detail that a man was getting up from a table when the gun f...
Victor Casper, a man wanted on kidnapping charges in Covington, was arrested after being discovered hiding in a drainage pipe in the woods. Newton County police got a tip that Casper was hiding out on the property and went to investigate. With the help of a K9 Unit, they found Casper and arrested...
According to reports, Mattay Muhammad was accused of breaking into a home in Clayton County and raping a 13 year old girl. Muhammad has also been accused of threatening to kill both the young girl and her younger brother. Even more disturbing about the reports, Muhammad videoed the assault and f...
Forsyth County authorities reported that they intercepted more than $1 million worth of marijuana and THC oil in a storage unit in a warehouse. The unit has been reported to have contained 170 pounds of marijuana in plant form and more than 1200 THC oil vapor cartridges. Interestingly enough, ma...
A video has surfaced and gained a lot of views on Facebook of a Clayton County officer allegedly kicking a suspect in a parking lot. According to reports, the suspect, Guillermo Mansero, has been arrested for battery in Georgiaand criminal damage to property in Georgia following the incident. Th...
Andrew Wing, president of a company based in Kennesaw, was convicted of child molestation in Cobb County. Wing was sentenced by a judge earlier today to ten years in prison followed by twenty years of probation. Wing was found guilty of molesting two girls in his family. The two girls were repor...
Latrice Patton and Brenda Craver were arrested in Cobb County for allegedly having and selling crystal meth near an elementary school last week. According to reports, nearby neighbors called police after they spotted a suspicious looking truck idling at the corner. All of this took place within 6...
A police officer serving in Clayton County has recently been arrested for the sexual exploitation of children in Georgia. Jonathan Balsam has been charged with obscene internet contact with a child in Georgia as well as violation of oath in Georgia. He has also been accused of electronically fur...
A domestic violence situation turned out very badly in Newton County last week. According to reports, Cedric Cook has been accused of firing shots at his home and killing his wife and stepdaughter and seriously injuring his stepdaughter's boyfriend. Amongst other charges, Cook is reportedly facin...
Esteban Olivas, a 25 year old man and former DDS employee from Gainesville, was arrested after being accused of child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes in Georgia. He was also accused of trafficking a person under the age of 18 and aggravated child molestation in Georgia. Th...
Robert Bohensky, a business owner in Milton, has been arrested on counts of false imprisonment, kidnapping, and rape in Georgia. According to reports, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office received a call from an unidentified woman's family requesting help. Her phone was tracked to Bohensky's home...
Alfonzo McKeever, an owner of a body shop in Decatur, pleaded guilty to multiple racketeering charges. According to reports, McKeever crashed vehicles after they were brought into his shop in order to increase the damages paid by clients' insurance companies. He was sentenced to two years in pri...
Cobb County recently tracked down a few suspects in a homicide case by identifying them in a music video. As a result, a grand jury made two indictments against two different alleged gang subsets of the Bloods. The Blood started as a street gang in Los Angeles, California. They are allegedly ide...
An 18-year-old man was arrested in Hall County after deputies were alerted about images, videos, and photographs of child pornography on his phone. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation searched his phone after obtaining a search warrant. Sexual Exploitation of Children in Georgia Sexual Exploit...
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!
