The defendant was arrested along with another individual for raping an underage girl. He was facing 25 to life. Our investigation revealed that the girl could not be telling the truth. For instance, the location where she claimed she was raped was in plain view of a busy road and the brush was such that she would have had cuts and abrasions which she did not. The defendant, who was also a minor, did have consensual sex with the girl, but did not rape her. Because we knew she was not truthful, we advised our client to turn down the plea offers made by the prosecution and insist on going to trial. When faced with actually having to testify to a lie, the girl finally broke down and admitted the truth. The state dismissed the rape charges in Superior Court and transferred the case to Juvenile Court for determination of whether he should be punished as a juvenile for having had consensual sex.
Tag Archives: Dismissals
A Dougherty county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we held a bond hearing
A Dougherty county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we held a bond hearing. The Defendant was arrested and charged with the beating of another individual. After conducting a bond hearing, we made the state realize it had insufficient evidence to proceed with trial and they dismissed the case.
A Sumter county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we prepared for trial
A Sumter county case involving Aggravated Assault was dismissed after we prepared for trial. The Defendant was arrested and charged with the beating of another individual. After we prepared the case for trial, the prosecution stopped pursuing it and dismissed the case.
A Dougherty county case involving Theft by Shoplifting was dismissed after we showed the co-defendant committed the crime
The client was arrested along with another individual for shoplifting. We obtained a statement from the codefendant that he committed the crime without our client’s knowledge. The evidence was consistent with this statement, so the state dismissed the case against our client.
Brooks Theft by Receiving case dismissed after we began investigating
The Defendant was arrested and accused of receiving stolen building materials to be used in constructing a shed on his property. After we began investigating the case the state lost interest in pursuing the case and eventually dismissed it.
Sumter Aggravated Assault case dismissed after we began investigating
The Defendant was arrested and accused of having hit a man in the back of the head with a flashlight. We showed the state that there was insufficient evidence to prove it was the Defendant that did it and they dismissed the case.
Mitchell Armed Robbery case dismissed after we showed conflicting testimony about Defendant
Mitchell Armed Robbery case dismissed after we showed conflicting testimony about Defendant
Lowndes Drugs case dismissed after we began investigating
Lowndes Drugs case dismissed after we began investigating
Dougherty Sexual Battery case dismissed after we began investigating
Dougherty Sexual Battery case dismissed after we began investigating
Lowndes Aggravated Stalking case dismissed after we made the state aware the alleged victim wouldn’t testify against the Defendant
Lowndes Aggravated Stalking case dismissed after we made the state aware the alleged victim wouldn’t testify against the Defendant