Georgia Criminal Defense Blog

According to a 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study, more than 62 million Americans said that they have used marijuana at some time in their life and 4.6 million Americans 35 years or older said they had used marijuana in the last month. Now NORML, the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws, have set up shop in Georgia and are led by a charismatic lawyer as executive director of the Georgia chapter.

Ajc.com reported on May 8, 2009 that this man faces stiff opposition by Georgians who tend to be more conservative than liberal, but to him, it is the marijuana laws that are much too conservative and he is in Georgia trying to do what 13 other states have already done - - legalize marijuana for medical use.

The executive director mentioned that NORML advocates that minors under the age of 18 should not smoke marijuana. He also commented that Arnold Schwarzenegger recently requested that a study be carried out on legalizing marijuana.

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In what may be looked at by some as a desperation shot or even a “hail mary” attempt, the defense lawyers of a convicted hit-man called in a neuropsychologist and director of the Shepherd Center in Atlanta to testify that the convicted man functions at the level of a 12 year old child. Additionally the ajc.com report stated that the neuropsychologist findings explained that the accused had a temper and was reckless, and even had difficulty understanding transportation. Criminal defense lawyers are hoping that the findings will sway the jury to sentence the man to life and not to death.

The alleged hit-man was found guilty of choking and stabbing a 22 year old woman, all this while being watched by her crying baby, for the amount of $10,000 dollars. Shockingly the person who wanted this young woman dead was apparently her father-in-law. The woman’s father-in-law is a native of India who apparently was willing to do whatever it took to end his son’s marriage to an African American.

The law calls that when a case involves the death penalty, a jury can take into hand the convicted murderer’s young life, their families, and life events. The jury can also weigh the brutality of the killing and the consequences it has caused to the friends and family of the victim.

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A home invasion robbery in Mableton, GA ended with gunshots, according to a published report on 11alive News online. Police allege that the robber entered the home with his weapon at about 1pm and tied the two occupants up. One of them was able to get free of his restraints, retrieve his own pistol, and fire at the suspect, possibly injuring him before he escaped.
Police searched the area near the home which was on Nickajack Road near Fontaine Road in Mableton, but did not immediately find the suspect. They believe he may have been shot, but declared him still on the loose.

According to Georgia Code 16-8-2 "A person commits the offense of theft when he unlawfully takes or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlawfully appropriates any property of another with the intention of depriving him of the property, regardless of the manner in which the property is taken or appropriated."

Crimes involving the theft of another person's belongings are taken very seriously in Georgia and the legal repercussions are very harsh. Depending upon the accusations you are facing, and the monetary worth of the alleged stolen goods, you may be charged with a felony or misdemeanor and have to serve a jail or prison term and pay expensive monetary fines. In instances like this one, where theft was attempted at gunpoint by an individual who invaded another’s home, the Georgia theft charges are sure to be multiple felony charges.

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