DS-1205: Where is my License, and What’s this Piece of Paper?

If you are arrested in Georgia for DUI, you should immediately have two concerns; 1) you have criminal charges pending against you after you were cited with at least one ticket for DUI, which is a misdemeanor, and 2) a civil case relating to a potential suspension of your driver’s license.  The criminal charges pertain […]

VIDEO: Charged with Carrying a Firearm into Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO70ooDXuEw&feature=youtu.be Forgot you left your Glock 19 in your carryon bag? This happens more often than you would imagine. In 2012, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta had more guns seized at TSA checkpoints than any airport in the U.S. with 96.  Don’t leave your gun in your carry-on bag, because what results is being charged with […]

VIDEO: DUI Courthouse Procedure in Municipal Court of Atlanta

Peachstate’s own W. Scott Smith discusses procedure in the Municipal Court of Atlanta for people arrested for DUI in the City of Atlanta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EYTmmB0KDc&feature=youtu.be For those arrested for DUI in the city of Atlanta, you are generally pulled over by a city of Atlanta police officer or a Georgia Department of Public Safety state trooper. […]

Call W. Scott Smith P.C. Before You Pay that Speeding Ticket

Paying a speeding ticket before court guarantees you a fine. It might also add points to your license. The fine and points will depend on your age, your speed, and where the incident occurred (school zone, construction zone, etc). Fines (Fulton County Magistrate Court Fine Schedule) 1 to 5 mph over: No Fine 6 to 10 mph […]

Misdemeanor Drug Possession – I can go to jail? Really?

I smoke two joints in the morning.  I smoke two joints at night.  I smoke two joints in the afternoon, it makes me fell alright.  I smoke two joints in time of peace, and two in time of war.  I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more. “Smoke […]