Pre-trial Diversion: What Is It?

Pre-trial diversion programs aim to provide individuals with an opportunity to address underlying issues that may have contributed to their involvement in a certain crime. It’s essentially an alternative pathway that allows for charges to be dismissed upon the completion of the program.   Eligibility: Not everyone is eligible. Pre-trial diversion programs are reserved for […]

HGN: A scientifically reliable indicator?

Horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) is a condition where the eyes involuntarily jerk or twitch as they move laterally, typically observed when an individual’s gaze is directed to the side. During a DUI stop, an officer may conduct the HGN test by moving an object (such as a pen or finger) horizontally across the person’s field […]

Behavioral Incentive Dates

In Georgia, a person who is convicted of a felony for the first time and sentenced to straight probation, or less than 12 months imprisonment followed by probation, is entitled to receive a Behavioral Incentive Date (also known as a BID). A BID is a date that the court sets for the probation to end […]

Sexual Battery in Cobb County

If you are arrested for Sexual Battery in Cobb County, please do not make any statements to the police. You will be brought over to court the following day after your arrest and a Cobb Magistrate Court judge will consider bond. Family members can attend the bond hearing at the Visitors Center at the Cobb […]

License Consequences for DUI Convictions in the Municipal Court of Marietta

By: Attorney Erin Dohnalek In Georgia, an individual may be charged with DUI under the following circumstances: If he/she was in actual physical control of a moving vehicle while he/she was under the influence of alcohol to an extent that it was less safe for them to drive. If he/she was in actual physical control […]