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 reports, undercover APD officers purchased weapons and drugs from men they had been investigating for months, which led to the arrests. The Atlanta Police Department anticipates more arrests to stem from this investigation. The eleven men were arrested on charges of: Criminal Gan...
According to reports, Corbin McClure has been arrested on several different charges including: Possession of Methamphetamine in Georgia Public Indecency in Georgia Sexual Battery in Georgia McClure has been accused of exposing himself to at least three different women on three different o...
Two students, Deaven Rector and Justin Clark, at Morehouse College in Atlanta have reported carjackings in the past week. On Thursday, Clark's van was carjacked on Westview Drive after a study break. And this morning, Rector's Toyota Corolla was carjacked at gunpoint off of Founders Drive accordi...
Three teenage boys have been accused of hijacking a car last night in the city of Atlanta. They allegedly ran a red light and hit two pedestrians with the car before crashing into another vehicle. The incident took place at the intersection of Lee Street and Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. The ...
John Paul Moore has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. This arrest is in connection with one of two fatal shootings in Atlanta in the last 12 hours. The shootings are not believed to be related. Moore allegedly got into an altercation early Sunda...
Two pre-kindergarten teachers have recently resigned after two young girls accused them of tying their hands behind their backs with zip-ties as a form of punishment in DeKalb County. As of right now, the names of the teachers have not been released, and according to school authorities as well a...
A GSP chase in Atlanta ended with a crash and six people in the hospital. A GSP Trooper attempted to make a routine traffic stop once noticing an expired tag. The attempt turned into a chase on I-285 North Thursday night. The driver attempted to exit on I-20 East at Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, rear...
Oliver Oden recorded two men BASE jumping off of a crane in Midtown Atlanta late Saturday night. Both jumpers can be seen parachuting from the crane located between 4th St and Spring St. Oden saw both people land safely, but APD has caught wind of the incident. Atlanta police have reported that ...
Moses Allen is in custody after being accused of being responsible for a 4-year-old's disappearance from a Walmart in South Fulton County. The little girl was found in Clayton County 24 hours later. She has been taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to be checked out and as of right now, eve...
The Atlanta Police Department is searching for a man who has been accused of shooting and killing a puppy in front of children in northwest Atlanta. The suspect is believed to live in that area. He allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the 5-month-old brown lab on Hightower Road in the afternoon l...
Andre Gay and Richard Wilson were sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole plus 65 years after pleading guilty to the execution-style murders of a pregnant woman and her fiancé. Jeronta Brown and Briana Brooks were kidnapped by them. The two men demanded ransom from Brown's f...
Atlanta charity worker, Beverly Jenkins, was found shot in the head near the intersection of Hopkins Street and Westview Drive in SW Atlanta this past August. Jenkins was allegedly driving home from her job at a homeless mothers' center (City of Refuge) when she was shot and killed on August 18th...
In a city just east of downtown Atlanta, an Uber driver has been arrested for the stabbings of two different customers. According to reports, the victims were taken to a local hospital and the when the vehicle was found later on, Uber driver, Shaunisha Brown, was arrested. As an Atlanta Crimi...
Atlanta Police are still searching for two men who have been accused of committing a violent assault including rape and armed robbery in Georgia. A woman has reported that she was sitting in gray Ford F-150 with two men when one of the individuals used a stun gun on her. The two men then dragge...
Resident of a Buckhead apartment complex, Stacy Atwood, was at home on Friday night when she noticed the back door was wide open. When she went to inspect the situation, she saw a man with a gun. He told Atwood that he had been watching her for weeks, put the gun to her head, and told her that if...
Georgia State University Police and the Atlanta Police Department are seeking a man who has been reported by three different women for groping them. There are surveillance photos that have been released of the man they suspect is the perpetrator. Two of the incidents occurred to female students...
A man, who has requested to remain anonymous, attempted to help his friend when she was ambushed by three men with guns in East Atlanta Village. According to reports, the woman was attacked while trying to get into her car outside the Flatiron Bar and Restaurant. Her friend ran to her when he h...
Reports have come out about a 3-year-old boy who was shot in NW Atlanta after his parents took him to the hospital with a gunshot wound. Both parents have been charged in relation to the incident. The young boy's father and mother are facing the following charges: Reckless Conduct in Georgia ...
According to reports, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office has issued over fifteen arrest warrants for Richard Gooddine, a former East Point police officer. Each of the warrants include allegations by different women stating inappropriate sexual contact from 2016 to 2018. The charges inc...
Santavious Hurley pleaded guilty to the list of crimes he was arrested for after a 48-hour deadly crime spree in April of 2017. Hurley pleaded guilty to: Murder in Georgia Aggravated Assault in Georgia And Armed Robbery in Georgia According to reports, Hurley started the spree off o...
Montrais Boyd has been accused of beating his 5-year-old son with a shovel, slitting his throat, and burying him in a Metro Atlanta backyard earlier this year. Boyd is facing multiple charges including murder in Georgia. According to reports, the judge assigned to his case ordered on Monday for...
Antonio Gee was accused and arrested for breaking into a Mableton home in order to attack his ex-girlfriend, their children, and the woman's grandmother in December 2016. Prosecutors reported that Gee attacked the grandmother first by punching and stabbing her in the face. Gee then stabbed his ...
Atlanta Police Department is focused on figuring out how a man ended up on the ground with gunshot wounds in the backyard of a SW Fulton County house this morning. Police came on the scene in the early hours of the morning after getting calls and reports of a shooting in the area. The man had g...
Jesse Tolbert was arrested by Georgia State Patrol after allegedly throwing objects at vehicles driving on the express lanes for over five hours on Monday. Tolbert has been taken to jail in Cobb County and is facing four different charges including littering, pedestrians being on highways, and ...
Mina Ellery, a 19 year old woman, admitted to her involvement in the murder of Dorothy Dow in 2016. Dow operated a farm in Meriwether County. According to the prosecution in this most recent court case, Ellery and four others broke into Dow's house and robbed and beat her. The autopsy revealed ...
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!
