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Accident & Injury, Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Divorce, DUI-DWI

Margaret Washburn has a general trial practice that focuses primarily on complex and high asset domestic relations litigation, including divorce, modi... (more)

Bruce Rendell Hawkins Lawyer

Bruce Rendell Hawkins

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Criminal, Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Traffic, Accident & Injury
The Practice With Purpose

Bruce is a native of Brooklyn New York. After graduating Howard University school of Law in 2009, Bruce decided to continue his purpose to serve as a ... (more)

Glenn Eric Cooper Lawyer

Glenn Eric Cooper

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Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

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770-441-5558

Mark Anderst Nestor Lawyer

Mark Anderst Nestor

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Accident & Injury, Estate, Criminal, Real Estate, Traffic

Attorney Nestor has been licensed to practice in the state of Georgia since 1995. He helps clients in Accident & Injury, Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute, Tr... (more)

KaRon Lamont Grimes Lawyer

KaRon Lamont Grimes

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Real Estate, Criminal

Karon Grimes is a practicing attorney in the state of Georgia. He received her J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

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800-690-8191

William Hansel Kitchens Lawyer

William Hansel Kitchens

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Criminal, Divorce & Family Law

Specializing in Family and Criminal Law. Also proficient in personal injury, probate, landlord-tennant land juvenile practice.

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770-596-7447

Stephen Francis Suarino Lawyer

Stephen Francis Suarino

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Accident & Injury, Bankruptcy & Debt, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

Stephen Suarino is an Immigration, Real Estate, Accident & Injury, Estate, and General Practice lawyer in Norcross, Georgia.

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470-989-4012

Zachary  Shair Lawyer

Zachary Shair

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Criminal

As a partner at G Cooper and Associates, Zachary’s practice focuses primarily on complex criminal defense cases and family law. Zachary genuinely ca... (more)

Katrina Lynn Williams Lawyer

Katrina Lynn Williams

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Accident & Injury, Criminal, Divorce & Family Law

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770-648-8768

Dolly M. Fairclough Lawyer

Dolly M. Fairclough

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Accident & Injury, Criminal, Immigration, Divorce & Family Law

Dolly Fairclough has been licensed to practice law in Georgia for 17 years. Graduated from John Marshall in Atlanta.

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LEGAL TERMS

INTENTIONAL TORT

A deliberate act that causes harm to another, for which the victim may sue the wrongdoer for damages. Acts of domestic violence, such as assault and battery, ar... (more...)
A deliberate act that causes harm to another, for which the victim may sue the wrongdoer for damages. Acts of domestic violence, such as assault and battery, are intentional torts (as well as crimes).

SELF-INCRIMINATION

The making of statements that might expose you to criminal prosecution, either now or in the future. The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the go... (more...)
The making of statements that might expose you to criminal prosecution, either now or in the future. The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from forcing you to provide evidence (as in answering questions) that would or might lead to your prosecution for a crime.

EXCLUSIONARY RULE

A rule of evidence that disallows the use of illegally obtained evidence in criminal trials. For example, the exclusionary rule would prevent a prosecutor from ... (more...)
A rule of evidence that disallows the use of illegally obtained evidence in criminal trials. For example, the exclusionary rule would prevent a prosecutor from introducing at trial evidence seized during an illegal search.

CRIME

A type of behavior that is has been defined by the state, as deserving of punishment which usually includes imprisonment. Crimes and their punishments are defin... (more...)
A type of behavior that is has been defined by the state, as deserving of punishment which usually includes imprisonment. Crimes and their punishments are defined by Congress and state legislatures.

PLEA

The defendant's formal answer to criminal charges. Typically defendants enter one of the following pleas: guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere. A plea is usual... (more...)
The defendant's formal answer to criminal charges. Typically defendants enter one of the following pleas: guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere. A plea is usually entered when charges are formally brought (at arraignment).

CONVICTION

A finding by a judge or jury that the defendant is guilty of a crime.

ASSAULT

A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical co... (more...)
A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical contact is not necessary; threatening gestures that would alarm any reasonable person can constitute an assault. Compare battery.

CRIMINAL INSANITY

A mental defect or disease that makes it impossible for a person to understand the wrongfulness of his acts or, even if he understands them, to ditinguish right... (more...)
A mental defect or disease that makes it impossible for a person to understand the wrongfulness of his acts or, even if he understands them, to ditinguish right from wrong. Defendants who are criminally insane cannot be convicted of a crime, since criminal conduct involves the conscious intent to do wrong -- a choice that the criminally insane cannot meaningfully make. See also irresistible impulse; McNaghten Rule.

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

Intentionally restraining another person without having the legal right to do so. It's not necessary that physical force be used; threats or a show of apparent ... (more...)
Intentionally restraining another person without having the legal right to do so. It's not necessary that physical force be used; threats or a show of apparent authority are sufficient. False imprisonment is a misdemeanor and a tort (a civil wrong). If the perpetrator confines the victim for a substantial period of time (or moves him a significant distance) in order to commit a felony, the false imprisonment may become a kidnapping. People who are arrested and get the charges dropped, or are later acquitted, often think that they can sue the arresting officer for false imprisonment (also known as false arrest). These lawsuits rarely succeed: As long as the officer had probable cause to arrest the person, the officer will not be liable for a false arrest, even if it turns out later that the information the officer relied upon was incorrect.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Ruffin v. State

... [3] Thus, the Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights guarantees that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy . . . trial." [4] The Civil War Amendments made the Sixth Amendment speedy trial right enforceable in state criminal prosecutions. ...

Rodriguez v. State

... The indictment charged that both Appellants "did participate in criminal street gang activity by committing a crime of violence, to wit: aggravated assault while associated with a criminal street gang. . . ." A separate count charged ...

English v. State

... Atty., for Appellee. PHIPPS, Judge. Following a jury trial, Jason English was convicted of, among other offenses, criminal attempt to commit aggravated sodomy. He contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the criminal attempt conviction. We disagree and affirm. ...