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The blog keeps you informed about the most recent changes in criminal defense law, information about the legal decisions, and criminal defense-related news. Lawson and Berry is Georgia's premier criminal defense firm whose attorneys provide expertise in every area of criminal law.
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2y ago
The Georgia Code defines theft by taking as: When a person 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 property is taken or appropriated. O.C.G.A. §16-8-2 ..read more
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2y ago
Ellijay, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has five warrants out on individuals that they claim are connected to the death of a young woman. Police and investigators discovered the woman after a wellness check was performed at a home in Ellijay. The woman had been reported missing for ..read more
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2y ago
Johns Creek, Ga. – The death of a teenager has made headlines over the past couple of months. The sixteen-year-old died in Johns Creek and the cause of her death is still under investigation. An individual has been arrested in connection to her death, however. A twenty-five-year-old man has be ..read more
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2y ago
Roswell, Ga. – An undercover officer with the Roswell Police Department has made national headlines for a case that he investigated that resulted in the conviction of a repeat sex offender. The man has been convicted of distribution of child pornography, attempted enticement of a child, and tr ..read more
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2y ago
Dahlonega, Ga. – Reports from the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office state that there was a huge drug bust earlier this week. Officers raided a home and arrested four people. All four individuals were charged with felony drug trafficking charges for methamphetamine. As a Georgia Criminal Defense ..read more
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2y ago
Atlanta, Ga. – A babysitter has been arrested for first-degree cruelty to children, battery, and murder after a 9-month-old baby died. According to investigators, the babysitter has given different accounts as to how the infant ended up with a broken femur and multiple abrasions on his body. T ..read more
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2y ago
Brookhaven, Ga. – According to reports out of Brookhaven, two teenagers have been arrested on armed robbery and felony murder charges following an incident that occurred on Easter Sunday. Officers reported that the two teenagers robbed two residents of Brookhaven at a local apartment complex ..read more
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2y ago
Alpharetta, Ga. – Officers with the Alpharetta Police Department evacuated North Point Mall after a bomb threat was reported. According to reports, all occupants of Northpoint Mall as well as the local AMC Theater on the property were evacuated into the parking lot. The bomb squad and K-9 unit ..read more
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Canton, Ga. – A local Canton man called 911 last week and allegedly confessed to killing both his pregnant girlfriend and her uncle. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office located the man in a grocery store parking lot and arrested him that same night. Officers found the two bodies of the girlfr ..read more
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2y ago
Kennesaw, Ga. – A former Cobb County principal has pleaded guilty this past week to eight counts of child molestation and three counts of aggravated child molestation. The charges stem from the continuous abuse of a young girl that stem all the way back to 2000 when the minor was four years ol ..read more