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Drug charges can be devastating to reputations in Georgia
Everyone in the U.S. prefers to think that, in the criminal justice system, people are “innocent until proven guilty.” While this is theoretically true, it is also likely that Georgia residents who have had personal contact with the legal system understand that being charged with a crime, especially one involving...
Continue Reading Drug charges can be devastating to reputations in GeorgiaWhat exactly is a “Miranda warning” in Georgia drug crime cases?
Georgia residents have seen it constantly in television shows and movies: the cops have finally got their suspect, and as they’re placing the cuffs on the suspect they begin the mantra “You have the right to remain silent…” This beginning phrase is, with slight variations, used across the country by...
Continue Reading What exactly is a “Miranda warning” in Georgia drug crime cases?What is the ‘attenuation doctrine’ in Georgia drug crime cases?
About a month ago, we discussed a relatively new decision handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States. This case, titled Utah v. Strieff, turned on the use of the exclusionary rule, also known as the doctrine of ‘fruit of the poisonous tree,’ which keeps law enforcement in...
Continue Reading What is the ‘attenuation doctrine’ in Georgia drug crime cases?What does state law have to say about synthetic marijuana?
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an eye-opening report discussing how the use of synthetic cannabinoids — otherwise known as synthetic marijuana — has once again exploded here in the U.S. Indeed, the CDC report found that poison control centers in 48 states received an astounding...
Continue Reading What does state law have to say about synthetic marijuana?