2013: 8 Dismissals

11/13/13 – A Tift county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we investigated the case. The Defendant was arrested and charged with the beating of another individual. After investigating the case, we did not believe the state had sufficient evidence to convict the Defendant at trial. We advised the Defendant to not plead guilty and instead to insist on a trial. The state dismissed the case.

A Dougherty county case involving Armed Robbery was dismissed after we filed a Motion to Dismiss. The defendant and others were charged with Armed Robbery. After investigation, it became apparent that the defendant was at his home on the phone with his girlfriend at the time of the robbery. Several of the co-defendants pled and stated under oath that the defendant had nothing to do with the crime. Still, the prosecutor kept the case open, and for three years the case sat on the back burner. When the case was finally set for trial, we filed a Motion to Dismiss pointing out that the prosecution had taken too long to bring it to trial. The prosecution conceded and promptly filed a dismissal.

8/5/13 – A Dougherty county case involving Traffic Violations was dismissed after we transferred the case to State Court. This case began in Municipal Court. The defendant was accused of hitting a parked car with a semi-truck trailer. We had photographs of the truck showing there was no damage to the trailer and no paint scrapings. Combined with photos taken by the police of the car, which clearly showed the car had been struck by a vehicle traveling the opposite direction of the defendant’s truck, we believed the case should be dismissed.When the prosecutor was unwilling to discuss the case, we transferred the case to state court to force the issue, where that prosecutor agreed and promptly dismissed the case.

7/1/13 – A Sumter county case involving Burglary was dismissed after we convinced the state there was insufficient evidence. Defendant was arrested when another person, who had been caught trying to sell items taken in a burglary, claimed that the Defendant helped him steal the items. We argued to the state that in the absence of any corroborating evidence, there was not enough to suggest that the Defendant had actually participated in the crime, to which the state agreed and subsequently dismissed the case against the Defendant.

5/2/13 – A Lee county case involving Obstruction and Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act was dismissed after we filed a Motion to Suppress. Defendant was stopped by police for merely riding his bicycle at 2 AM. When Defendant rightfully refused to answer the police officer’s questions, the officer arrested Defendant for obstruction and then searched the Defendant. We filed a Motion to Suppress, arguing that the original stop was illegal, and that everything which followed should not have been permitted. The State dismissed the case.

5/2/13 – A Lee county case involving Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act was dismissed after we convinced the prosecution not to pursue the charges.

5/2/13 – A Lee county case involving Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act was dismissed after we convinced the prosecution not to pursue the charges.

3/18/13 – A Terrell county case involving Manufacturing of Marijuana was dismissed after we showed the prosecution that they had no case.

2012: 5 Dismissals

2011: 4 Dismissals 1 Acquittal

2010: 7 Dismissals and 4 Acquittals

2009: 8 Dismissals and 1 Acquittal

2008: 19 Dismissals and 9 Acquittals

2007: 37 Dismissals and 2 Acquittals

2006: 14 Dismissals and 3 Acquittals

2005: 7 Dismissals and 2 Acquittals

2004: 4 Dismissals

2003: 4 Dismissals and 1 Acquittal

Prior to 2003: 21 Dismissals and 3 Acquittals

Due to past archival procedures, not all dismissals and wins are reflected in the above list. This list will be continually updated as archived cases are placed into our tracking matrix.

Worth Mentioning
When we were able to produce a great result other than an Acquittal or Dismissal, we put those stories Here.

11/28/12 – A Turner county case involving Burglary was dismissed after we held a meeting with the prosecution. Defendant was charged with burglary because the prosecution believed he and another person broke into a business and took metal to sell as scrap. We meet with the prosecution after reviewing the video evidence and made a case that neither of the persons on the video were the defendant. Due to the fact that there were no witnesses or other evidence to connect Defendant to the burglary, the prosecution conceded and dismissed the case.

11/4/12 – A Colquitt county case involving Probation Violation was dismissed after we started working the case. Defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and associated charges. Because of the new charges, the probation officer was considering revoking the probation. Once we appeared on the case, the probation officer decided it wasn’t worth the effort.

5/9/12 – A Dougherty county case involving Obstruction was dismissed after we filed a Motion to Dismiss. A warrant was issued for the Defendant’s arrest on the grounds of Obstruction. The Defendant was not arrested as she was serving in the military overseas. When the Defendant was due to come back to South Georgia, she became concerned that she may be arrested, so she hired us to keep the case from interfering with her military career. After researching the history of the case, we discovered the prosecution had failed to formally accuse her of the charge within the proscribed Statute of Limitations. We promptly filed a Motion to Dismiss to end the case.

2/9/12 – A Bibb county case involving Terroristic Threats was dismissed after we started working the case. After being hired to handle the case, the prosecution ceased moving the case forward.

1/9/12 – A Tift county case involving Possession of Cocaine was dismissed after we filed a Motion to Dismiss. After being hired to handle the case, the prosecution had failed to bring the defendant to trial within a reasonable amount of time.

9/29/11 – A Berrien county charged with Probation Violation was acquitted after a one day hearing. The defendant had previously been sentenced to 20 years probation and ordered to pay over $15,000 in restitution. With a mere year left on probation, the prosecution sought to revoke the probation because of an alleged failure to make all of the court ordered monthly payments and still owing over $14,000. We showed that shortly after receiving the original sentence, the defendant had been arrested for a different crime, and spent the next 3 years in prison and parole. At the expiration of the parole, the parole officer gave the impression that the defendant was done with everything. The defendant did not realize that the original probation started after the parole, and it was nearly 10 years later before the probation office realized the defendant was not reporting or paying. The defendant started regularly reporting and paying what was possible over the next 10 years, which seemed fine to everyone. We argued that it would be unfair to penalize the defendant for something noone had complained about after all this time. The court agreed, and simply ordered the defendant to pay $125/mo for the remainder of the probation (less than a year), and that the rest would just be written off.

9/22/11 – An Early county case involving Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was dismissed after we refused to plead guilty. In reviewing the Indictment filed by the state, we discovered it did not actually charge the defendant with committing any acts which were against the law. The Indictment sought to charge the defendant with a variation of an existing law, but which was not a criminal act. We believed that this error would cause the state to lose at trial. Based on this and the merits of the factual information, we declined all plea offers. When it became clear to the state that we would not plead guilty, they decided to dismiss the case. We would like to note that the Sheriff’s Office agreed to the dismissal under these circumstances, indirectly aiding us in preventing a bad case from moving forward, and saving the county the expense of a needless trial.

4/29/11 – A Dooly county case involving Aggravated Battery was dismissed after we started working on the case, motivating the prosecution to file a dismissal.

3/31/11 – A Sumter county case involving Drugs was dismissed after we resolved the defendant’s companion case in another county.

3/16/11 – A Mitchell county case involving Drugs was dismissed after we suppressed the evidence from an illegal search. Investigation of the case revealed that the drugs were found due to an illegal search of the Defendant. We filed a Motion to Suppress the Evidence and a hearing was held. Although confronted with overwhelming evidence of the illegality of the search, the court ruled the against us and deemed the evidence admissible. We immediately applied for a Certificate of Immediate Review. The court took a second look at the search issue and reversed itself, declaring the search to be illegal and excluding all evidence from use at trial. Without any evidence, the state was compelled to dismiss the case, but refused to do so, harassing the Defendant. In response, we filed a Demand for a Speedy Trial which moved the case to number one on the trial calendar. When the trial calendar was published with the Defendant’s name on it, the state dismissed the case.

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12/30/10 – A Sumter county defendant charged with Aggravated Assault was granted a new trial! The Defendant was convicted at trial for Aggravated Assault.  It was alleged that he shot at several people and struck a young boy in the leg.  After he was convicted, his family hired us to see if the conviction could be overturned.  During our investigations, it was discovered there were numerous witnesses who saw who the actual shooter was and were willing to testify. However, the trial attorney had not talked with these witnesses and did not present any witnesses at trial.  In addition, tape recordings of witness interviews which were played for the jury at trial by the State had subsequently disappeared, thereby depriving the Defendant of his right to a meaningful appeal.  After presenting this evidence to the Court, the Defendant’s conviction was reversed and a new trial was granted.

10/7/10 – A Dougherty county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we challenged the merits. The defendant was accused of having threatened an individual with a hand gun. The defendant was also on probation and the state proceeded to the probation revocation first. Through witnesses brought by both sides, we were able to show that the alleged victim came to a hotel room occupied by his girlfriend and the defendant. He went there to confront his girlfriend and he was drunk. When he became verbally abusive, the defendant stepped in to calm things down, but was attacked by the alleged victim. Others broke up the ensuing fight and the defendant and the girl left the hotel. The alleged victim also left, but returned later and searched their room. Then he called the police and reported that he had been threatened with a gun. When the police searched the room, they found a gun stashed under the mattress. No other witnesses ever saw the defendant with the gun. We argued that the victim either placed the gun under the mattress himself or found the gun there when he was searching the room and made up the story of the threat in order to get revenge for the defendant being with his girlfriend. The court agreed with us and declined to revoke the Defendant’s probation based on the new charges. Because of this outcome, and our willingness to go to trial, the prosecution dismissed the underlying indictment.

9/10/10 – A Wilcox county case involving Felony Obstruction of an Officer was dismissed after we challenged the legality of the defendant’s initial detention and the validity of the subsequent ‘arraignment’. The Obstruction charge was based upon the pushing of a police officer. We pointed out that even if the Defendant committed the pushing of the officer, it was not crime as the officer was illegally detaining the Defendant. A person always has the right to resist an illegal detention. Additionally, the prosecution attempted to bring the defendant to trial before he was properly arraigned. Although the court had read the indictment to the Defendant, this was done prior to his having an attorney on the case. We explained that an arraignment performed without an attorney present, absent a finding that the defendant intends to proceed Pro Se, is not a valid arraignment under the law. The Defense fought the attempt to bring him to trial prior to a proper arraignment. The state opted to dismiss the case rather than continue to fight both the arraignment and illegal detention issues.

8/25/10 – A Tift county case involving Burglary was dismissed after we filed a Demand for Speedy Trial!After starting work on the case, the prosecution was motivated to dismiss the case. Thereafter, the prosecution failed to re-indict the case within the appropriate amount of time according to our Demand for Speedy Trial.

6/14/10 – A Lee county case involving Failure to Obtain a Business License was dismissed after we demanded a trial on the merits!

6/10/10 – A Lowndes county case involving Assault was dismissed after we successfully quashed an Accusation for being too vague and for containing separate acts which should have been charged separately! When the prosecution recharged the defendant with two new Accusations to fix the previous problems, they did not do it correctly (and some things were mixed up between the two), so we successfully quashed both of the new Accusations as well. The prosecution failed to get it right before the statute of limitations barred further prosecution!

3/5/10 – The Appellate court decided we were right! In a Tift county case involving Child Molestation, Aggravated Child Molestation, and Distribution of Cocaine, we filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence of an illegal entry and search, but had it denied without explanation. We contended that the officer’s actions in getting the defendant to consent to letting him in to do a search by opening the back door to Defendant’s home and saying ‘If nobody comes to the back door, I’m coming inside the house to check.’ amounted to coercion. Although the trial judge didn’t agree, the Appellate Court did, stating in part that it ‘…went beyond this permissible procedure when he opened the door to the mobile home, and the State cites no authority indicating that Barber had the right to do so. “It is axiomatic that the ‘physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed.'”‘ And also that ‘It is apparent under any construction of these facts that Watson’s consent was not sufficiently attenuated from Barber’s illegal entry and misrepresentation of authority, but instead was an immediate response to it.’

It is worth noting, that one should never consent to a search of their home, person, or car…especially if an officer claims to be able to do it anyway.

2/26/10 – A Crisp county jury remained hung as to the guilt of a defendant in a case involving Attempted Armed Robbery, resulting in a mistrial! After hearing testimony from officers and the eye witness, the jury simply could not make a unanimous decision as to the defendant’s guilt or innocence.

2/16/10 – A Dougherty county case involving Possession of Cocaine WID was dismissed!

2/16/10 – A Tift county defendant charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer was acquitted after a one day trial! The prosecution sought to prove that the Defendant tried to run over two police officers who were investigating an unrelated abandonned vehicle on a dark road. The only witnesses were the two officers there at the time. Although one of the officers gave a simple account of the incident, describing his concern over the approaching car and that he had backed away from the road to get out of the way, not being able to see much about the driver at all, the other officer decided to give a more heroic account. That officer testified that he had not moved at all while trying to get the car to stop (with an extended hand and flashlight), resorting instead to having to jump over the hood of the car and into the ditch when the car didn’t stop. In this moment of danger, the officer kept his cool and got a detailed view of the driver. The officer than testified to a very specific description of the defendant.

We pointed out that his description of the defendant had not been produced in such detail until testifying at trial (and not on his reports). We then pointed out that the description matched a photo the officer had been shown of the defendant (taken after the defendant had changed his hair cut and other features), and that the officer was merely making up a description to match that picture, which would not have looked like the defendant at the time of the incident at all. We also brought attention to the fact that there would have been no way to see the driver of the car while it was heading towards the officer at a high rate of speed at midnight with the headlights on, much less while the officer’s life would have also hung in the balance. All in all the officer’s testimony contradicted the more mild account of the incident by the other officer in almost every detail, making him unbelieveable.

In the end, we made the jury aware of a witnesses that we had notified the prosecutor about years ago, who had confessed to being the driver of the car that night. This witness had no reason to lie, since he could face being charged with the crimes by admitting to being the driver. So, even though the prosecutor never saw fit to dismiss this bogous case against the defendant prior to trial, the jury did the job instead, by acquitting the defendant.

1/19/10 – A Worth county case involving Burglary was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand! The Defendant was accused of breaking into a convenience store and steeling merchandise. The only evidence was two witnesses who claimed to have seen the break-in. After investigating the crime scene, it was apparent that the witnesses could not have seen what they claimed to have seen. We took photos to show the vantage points of the witnesses. It was also discovered that the witnesses were facing Burglary charges for a different break-in. We made the prosecution aware of these facts and filed a Demand for Speedy Trial to prevent the prosecution from putting the case on a back burner. The case sat around anyway, and after the time limitation was up, the case was dismissed pursuant to our Demand for Speedy Trial.

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10/12/09 – A Dougherty county case involving Child Molestation was dismissed prior to arrest! A female student accused a teacher of inappropriate sexual behavior. He wisely hired us even before his arrest. Witnesses were interviewed and it became apparent that the victim had ulterior motives and had made up the incident. We immediately fired off a hailstorm of open records requests and other preliminary measures to let law enforcement know we were ready to fight the case. The case was dismissed soon after.

10/9/09 – A Lee County case involving VGCSA was dismissed!

10/9/09 – A Tift County Defendant charged with Malice Murder, 2 counts of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, and Burglary was acquitted after a 5 day trial. The Defendant was accused, along with 3 others, with the death of a victim during an armed robbery in the victim’s home. There was no physical evidence linking our client with the crime. Two witnesses who talked with the actual robbers shortly before the crime, exonerated our client by saying he was not part of the group they talked with and had not been in the area around that time. However, we knew that the prosecutor planned on having two of the people, who already pled guilty to the crime (the shooter and an accomplice), take the stand against our client. What the prosecutor didn’t know was that they were not going to go through with making up the story they expected. They also didn’t count on the fact that we were going to put a spotlight on the interview with the accomplice. This was a GBI case, but in this particular interview (although there were over 50), the Sheriff decided to step in. Without video or audio recording, the Sheriff was able to obtain a new statement from the accomplice, naming our client as a suspect for the first time. We suspected that the Sheriff was still ill about a previous case we won for this same client, and believed this to be retaliation. As an added surprise, it was discovered during trial that not only did the Sheriff try to downplay his knowledge of our client and the last case, but the Sheriff actually had a personal relationship with the accomplice he conducted the interview with. This combined with testimony from the shooter that the Sheriff had threatened him with taking away his plea deal and sending him to prison for life the night prior to his day to take the stand and testify, backed our suspicions. In the end, the shooter still said our client was not there, and after a short two-hour deliberation, the jury agreed.

6/17/09 – A Sumter county case involving Obstruction, VGCSA Marijuana, and Firearm During a Crime was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

3/11/09 – A Terrell county case involving Theft was dismissed based on us winning the Revocation Hearing!

1/28/09 – A Tift county case involving VGCSA Cocaine was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

1/9/09 – A Dougherty defendant charged with Aggravated Assault and Entering an Auto had the case dismissed because we won the revocation hearing and the prosecutor decided not to go any further!

1/8/09 – A Tift county case involving VGCSA and Obstruction was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

1/8/09 – A Tift county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

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12/16/08 – A Lowndes County defendant charged with Armed Robbery finally had his case dismissed after three years of legal battle!

12/18/08 – A Dougherty county defendant charged with probation violation had the case dismissed after we argued that the prosecutor should not get a continuance when they couldn’t find their witnesses!

12/17/08 – A Mitchell county case involving VGCSA and False ID was dismissed!

11/25/08 – A Dougherty county defendant charged with probation revocation was not revoked!

11/12/08 – A Sumter county case involving Terroristic Threats was dismissed!

9/17/08 – A Terrell county defendant charged with probation violation was not revoked after a lengthy hearing where we put up multiple witnesses and the judge found the prosecutor did not prove his case!

9/15/08 – A Benhill county case involving Murder was dismissed!

8/22/08 – A Wilcox county case was granted a new trial due to a lack of proof of venue in the original trial!

8/11/08 – A Dougherty county case involving violation of probation was dismissed!

8/11/08 – A Dougherty county case involving Possession of Cocaine and Marijuanna WID was dismissed!

8/11/08 – A Dougherty county defendant charged with Child Molestation, Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy, and Cruelty to Children was granted a new trial!

8/7/08 – A Worth county probationer illegally sentenced without a hearing was freed!

8/7/08 – A Crisp county case involving Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

8/1/08 – A Crisp county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

7/24/08 – A Colquitt county case involving Armed Robbery was dismissed!

7/22/08 – A Sumter county case involving Possession of Cocaine WID was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

6/11/08 – A Lanier county defendant charged with Aggravated Assault was acquitted after a three day trial!

6/6/08 – A Dougherty county case involving Rape and Kidnapping was dismissed!

6/6/08 – A Dougherty county case involving Armed Robbery, Burglary, Possession of Firearm During Crime was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

4/10/08 – A Sumter county defendant charged with Possession of Cocaine by an Inmate was acquitted after a one day trial!

3/21/08 – A Dougherty county case involving Conspiracy to Commit Identity Fraud was dismissed!

2/27/08 – A Dougherty county case involving Obrstuction of an Emergency Call was dismissed based on a Speedy Trial Demand!

2/7/08 – A Crisp county case involving Speeding, Open Container and Traffickig was dismissed!

2/7/08 – A Crisp county case involving Sale of Cocaine was dismissed!

2/4/08 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Cocaine wID was dismissed!

1/30/08 – A Brooks county case involving Theft was dismissed!

1/18/08 – A Ben Hill county case involving Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, and Burglary was acquitted after a 5 day trial!

1/8/08 – A Sumter county case involving Simple Assault was acquitted after a short trial!

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9/23/10 – A Miller county defendant was charged with Sale of Cocaine. An undercover informant for the drug task force video taped two drug transactions in which the police claimed it was the Defendant who was selling cocaine. Because of the Defendant’s extensive prior history, the State was seeking recidivist treatment which would require the judge to sentence the Defendant to Life Without Parole if he were convicted at trial. The best plea offer the Defendant’s original attorney could get was Life with the possibility of parole, if the Defendant pled guilty. The Defendant’s family hired us to try and get the Defendant something less than Life in prison. After many months of negotiations and showing the State that we were willing to go to trial if necessary, the State finally agreed to 30 years with the possibility of parole. The Defendant declined the offer and so we went to trial. The State’s second witness placed the Defendant’s character at issue and the defense moved for a mistrial and suceeded. Following the grant of the mistrial, the State lowered the offer to 30 serve 20. The Defendant again declined and a week later, the case went back to trial. This time the entire trial was completed. At trial, the state brought in a photo taken from the video that purported to show the Defendant as the one selling the cocaine. The defense argued that the photo actually looked more like Cuba Gooding, Jr. than the Defendant and that the informant not only had a reason to lie (she knew the State was targeting the Defendant and she had been arrested herself and was helping the State to get a better deal) but had set up previous people just to get herself out of simple charges like Driving on a Suspended License. Therefore she could not be trusted in her identification of the seller. The jury could not reach a decision and the judge declared a second mistrial. The State once again lowered its offer, this time to 30 serve 10. The Defendant once again declined. Months passed before the case came back up on the calendar, but this time the state was getting tired of fighting against us over and over, so we were able to negotiate a sentence of time served and probation. The Defendant accepted that plea and was released the same day!

7/13/10 – A Dougherty county defendant was charged with Possession of Cocaine and Obstruction of an Officer. The obstruction charge stemmed from his running from the police when they approached him. After they caught him, the police claimed they found drugs in a nearby sewer that they assumed belonged to the Defendant. He was facing up to 15 years on the drug charge and an additional 12 months on the obstruction charge. In addition, he was already on probation and the probation officer sought to revoke his probation for three years. We were able to get the Possession of Cocaine dropped and resolved the remaining charges and probation revocation with only a sentence of time served. The defendant was released the day of the plea.

7/6/10 – A Sumter county defendant was charged in three separate cases with Aggravated Battery, Trafficking in Cocaine, Aggravated Battery, Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. After months of investigation and research, and a lot of communications with the prosecutor, we were able to consolidate all the cases into a single plea for only 5 years to serve and 15 years on probation, with parole eligibility and no mandatory minimums. As the Defendant had already served one year in jail prior to the plea, there was a good chance that there would not actually end up being much prison time.

4/30/10 – A Dougherty county defendant was accused of stealing merchandise from a local retail establishment. The defendant hired us prior to arrest, and through good advice and counseling, we were able to prevent the denfendant from being arrested in the first place.

1/27/10 – A Lowndes county defendant was charged with Deposit Account Fraud for writing bad checks. After we explained the particulars of the situation to the prosecutor, a deal was worked out whereby the Defendant just paid a small fine with restitution and the case was dropped.

8/6/08 – A Tift county defendant was charged with purchasing 3 kilos of cocaine in a reverse drug sting (which carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison), as well as Tampering with Evidence and Obstruction. When the drug deal went down, the suspects fled the scene and got away with the cocaine, which had been borrowed from the Lowndes County Sheriffs Office by the sting. It was never recovered and had a street value in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Defendant wasn’t apprehended until the following day, but his fingerprint was found at the crime scene. We leveraged the prosecution’s lack of ability to conclusively prove the defendant did more than be present at the scene, combined with the defective nature of one of the charges in order to obtain a plea to just Possession with Intent to Distribute and a probation only sentence.

6/20/08 – A Ben Hill county defendant charged with Possession of Cocaine and misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana was able to plea to just misdemeanor Obstruction of an Officer with 12 months probation due to equal access issues as well as problems with the arresting officer subsequent to this arrest. The change in charges for the plea saved the defendant’s driver’s license which he needed for work.

5/23/07 – A Lowndes county defendant charged with Theft by Receiving and Running a Red Light pleas just to Running a Red Light and only gets misdemeanor probation!

2/21/07 – A Dougherty county defendant charged with Possession of Marijuana, Speeding, and Driving with Suspended License receives a good deal.

The defendant was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Speeding, and Driving with Suspended License. After investigating the case, it became apparant that an equal access defense would prevail on the drug charge and there was simply a misunderstanding which contributed to the Driving with Suspended License charge.

The prosecutor was not willing to offer an acceptable plea (dismissing the drug charge). The defense continued to request a jury trial in the absence of a viable plea offer. After a side conference with the judge and both attorneys, the prosecutor was finally convinced that there would be no winning the drug charge and that the judge would not take away the defendant’s license now that it had been reinstated. Subsequently, the prosecution made the defendant an offer which reduced the Driving with Suspended License to simply Driving without a License and dismissed the drug charge. The final sentence was a small amount of fines and 24 months of probation which would be terminated upon payment of the fines!

2/5/07 – A Lowndes county defendant charged with Aggravated Assault and Possession of Firearm During a Crime receives a good deal.

The defendant was charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a crime. The charges stemmed from an incident where it was alleged that the defendant shot into a car with two passengers. After investigating the case, the facts seemed to indicate a slightly different story.

When the new facts were realized by the prosecution, they became more willing to work out a resolution to the case. Aggravated Assault has a possible 20 year sentence per count and the Possession has a possible 5 year sentence which runs consecutively. The agreement reached in the end was to plea to the lessor included charges of misdemeanor assault and receive only 24 months probation!

11/10/06 – A Decatur county defendant charged with Robbery by Snatching receives light sentence.

The defendant wished to enter a plea, but the prosecutor refused to make a plea offer. The prosecutor believed the crime to be too violent to make an offer, but mentioned that if anything, the offer would be 20 years with 10 years to serve.

After viewing the videos and discovering that the alleged crime wasn’t as violent as the prosecutor believed it to be, the defendant was advised to take a blind plea. The assumption was that the judge would be more level headed and sentence the defendant to something better than 20/10.

The strategy paid off when the judge sentenced the defendant to 15 years probation and just a few months in the detention center!

11/7/06 – A Dougherty county defendant charged with Armed Robbery receives a suspended sentence.

The defendant maintained his innocence and the prosecutor was persistent in pursuing a trial.

After conducting an extensive investigation and discovering that there seemed to be prior incidents of the victim trying to get the defendant in trouble, a witness list was created.

Seeing that the defendant was serious about a trial and knowing that there would be several witnesses, the prosecutor started negotiations. In the end, the defendant choose to accept a plea of 20 years with 3 years to serve. Additionally, the defendant got credit for the one year already served while awaiting trial as well as getting the rest of the serve time suspended so he could be released onto probation without further delay.

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12/20/07 – A Crisp county case involving Theft by Taking was dismissed!

12/20/07 – A Crisp county case involving Sexual Charges was dismissed!

12/19/07 – A Dougherty county case involving Simple Battery and Terroristic Threats was dismissed!

11/26/07 – A Dougherty county case involving Forgery was dismissed!

11/18/07 – A Colquitt county case involving Trafficking was dismissed!

11/9/07 – A Dougherty county case involving 46 Counts of Forgery/Fraud was dismissed!

11/??/07 – A Lowndes county probation case was dismissed before reaching the revocation hearing due to legal manuvering!

8/6/07 – A Crisp county case involving Simple Battery, Criminal Trespas, and Obstruction of an Emergency Call was dismissed!

8/29/07 – A Tift county defendant was acquitted of Armed Robbery and Kidnapping!

8/29/07 – A Sumter county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed!

8/15/07 – A Terrell county case involving a total of 5 counts (VGCSA and firearms) was dismissed because law enforcement couldn’t produce paper work showing defendant lived where they said he did!

8/8/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Financial Transaction Card Fraud was dismissed!

7/9/07 – A Mitchell county case involving Armed Robbery and False Information was dismissed after picking the jury!

7/7/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Probation Revocation was barred and dismissed by strategical maneuvering!

6/21/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Disorderly Conduct was dismissed after picking the jury!

6/19/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Cocaine was dismissed!

6/11/07 – A Dougherty county case involving Sexual Battery was dismissed during the investigative phase!

6/7/07 – A Lee county case involving Forgery and Possession of Marijuana was dismissed due to a violation of the Constitutional right to a speedy trial!

6/5/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Aggravated Stalking, Obstruction, and Violation of Family Violence Order was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

5/29/07 – A Calhoun county defendant was acquitted of Reckless Driving and Failure to Maintain Lane after a two day trial!

5/24/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Marijuana WID, Possession Near School, and Giving False Info was dismissed!

5/18/07 – A Crisp county case involving Possession of Cocaine WID and Obstructoin was dismissed!

5/9/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Marijuana WID was dismissed!

5/7/07 – A Randolph county case involving Possession a Firearm was dismissed by way of a No Bill!

5/7/07 – A Decatur county case involving Burglary was dismissed!

4/18/07 – A Sumter county case involving Aggravated Battery was dismissed!

4/4/07 – A Wilcox county case involving Obstruction and Disorderly Conduct was dismissed!

3/30/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Theft by Taking was dismissed!

3/30/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Theft by Taking was dismissed!

3/29/07 – A Wilcox county case involving Obstruction and Disorderly Conduct was dismissed!

3/19/07 – A Lowndes county case involving Simple Battery was dismissed!

3/12/07 – A Sumter county case involving Making a False Statement was dismissed!

3/1/07 – A Brooks county case involving Armed Robbery was dismissed!

3/1/07 – A Tift county case involving Speeding was dismissed!

1/12/07 – A Brooks county case involving Child Molestation was dismissed due to lack of prosecution!

1/8/07 – A Brooks county case involving Theft by Taking was dismissed!

1/8/07 – A Brooks county case involving Theft by Taking was dismissed!

2007 – A Calhoun county case involving Burglary was dismissed!

2007 – A Mitchell county case involving Probation Revocation was dismissed!

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12/6/06 – A Sumter county revocation case involving Rape, Battery, and technical violations was dismissed after a hearing!

12/05/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Battery and Criminal Damage to Property was dismissed!

11/27/06 – A Calhoun county case involving Child Molestation and Statutory Rape was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

10/5/06 – A Sumter county case involving Aggravated Assault and Simple Batery was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

10/2/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Marijuana WID was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

9/29/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Marijuana WID was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

9/19/06 – A Colquitt county case involving Kidnapping was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

9/11/06 – A Dougherty county case involving Theft was dismissed after a judge granted our Motion to Suppress the illegal search!

9/7/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

8/31/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Battery and Cruelty to Children was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

8/24/06 – A Lowndes county Defendant accused of Simple Battery was Acquitted of all charges after a two day trial!

8/3/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Firearm by Felon and Obstruction was dismissed!

4/10/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Possession of Cocaine and Obstruction was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

3/20/06 – A Dougherty county case involving Open Container and Possession of Cocaine was dismissed after we filed a Motion to Suppress the illegal arrest!

3/15/06 – A Lowndes county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed!

2/9/06 – A Dougherty county Defendant accused of Public Indecency was Acquitted of all charges after a two day trial!

1/5/06 – A Sumter county Defendant accused of Child Molestation was Acquitted of all charges after a three day trial!

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11/14/05 – A Crisp county case involving 7 Counts of Aggravated Assault was dismissed due to lack of evidence!

10/6/05 – A Lee county case involving Possession of Marijuana (m) was dismissed!

7/12/05 – A Dougherty county Defendant accused of Kidnapping was Acquitted of all charges after a two day trial!

6/30/05 – A Lowndes county case involving Armed Robbery and associated charges was dismissed!

6/27/05 – A Lowndes county case involving Aggravated Stalking was dismissed!

6/6/05 – A Mitchell county case involving Child Molestation was dismissed!

5/24/05 – A Brooks county case involving Forgery was dismissed!

5/2005 – A Lowndes county case involving Hindering the Apprehension of a Criminal was dismissed!

1/6/05 – A Brooks county case involving VGCSA was dismissed!

2005 – A Decatur county Motion for New Trial was granted!

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