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 […]

I’m being charged as an accomplice but I didn’t do anything

Georgia law allows someone who did not directly commit a crime to be charged with the substantive offense. Most states call it being an accomplice, Georgia calls it party to a crime. However, merely being present when a crime is being committed is not enough to sustain a conviction.  To convict someone as a party […]

Gwinnett County Sexual Battery Attorney

Georgia law makes it illegal to intentionally make physical contact with the intimate parts of the body of another without their consent under O.C.G.A. 16-6-22.1(b). It defines intimate parts as the genital area, but also inner thighs, buttocks, and breasts of a female.  Skin to skin contact is not required, and physical contact through clothing […]

Rape Shield in Georgia

If you are charged with Rape in the State of Georgia, it is imperative that you retain a sex crimes defense attorney immediately. There are rules in Georgia that protect the alleged victim from having her character attacked. O.C.G.A. 24-4-412 prohibits certain evidence from being introduced at trial. This is known as the Rape Shield […]

Henry County Sexual Battery Attorney

Georgia law makes it illegal to intentionally make physical contact with the intimate parts of the body of another without their consent under O.C.G.A. 16-6-22.1(b). It defines intimate parts as the genital area, but also inner thighs, buttocks, and breasts of a female.  Skin to skin contact is not required, and physical contact through clothing […]