Georgia Criminal Law Blog
This blawg is "for citizens accused of crimes and the lawyers defending them."
Author: Rob Leonard and John Barrett are criminal defense lawyers in Marietta, Ga.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Law Practice Management • Evidence • States • Georgia • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Georgia Criminal Law Blog
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The Georgia Attorney General Crosses the Line of Decency - Schedules Execution before the US Supreme Court Can Hear the Case
ATLANTA (AP) — A death row inmate who has drawn international headlines with claims that he is innocent of killing a Savannah police officer is scheduled to be executed later this month, Georgia authorities said…
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Don’t talk to the police
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11th Circuit: Firing counsel is waiving right to counsel
Reversing course from rulings by three-judge panels, the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that criminal defendants’ rejection of their appointed counsel can amount to a waiver of their right to…
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Supreme Court reaffirms the right to confront the witnesses
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a convicted killer deserves a new trial because jurors heard testimony that should have been excluded. His ex-girlfriend made the statements shortly before he killed her. The…
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Supreme Court rejects death penalty for child rape
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such…
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Another Great Order
Once in a while you come across something that is just too funny to not pass on to others. This has nothing to do with criminal law, but this Judge certainly sounds like he has…
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More on Curtis Osborne who is scheduled for execution Wednesday - Time Magazine
By David Von Drehle (click here for link) In 1990, Curtis Osborne, a small-time cocaine dealer and addict, killed two people in a dispute over $400. His crime revulsed the town of Griffin, Georgia, one…
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Quote of the day
“We interpret ambiguous criminal statutes in favor of defendants, not prosecutors.” Justice Antonin Scalia in US v. Santos decided June 2, 2008.
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Georgia Death Penalty - recent cases in the news
On the heels of commuting Samuel David Crowe’s sentence to life without parole, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles is being asked to spare another defendant’s life. Curtis Osborne has an execution date of…
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An interesting approach to physical fitness in prison
This video (and 23 others) have been filmed in a prison in the Philippines. They call it a “non-violent” approach to rehabilitation. Hey if you got to go to prison…might as well learn to dance…