by Jason Swindle | Oct 9, 2013 | Articles
When I was a third year law student working in the Carroll County District Attorney’s Office, one of my duties was to present criminal cases to the grand jury. At the time, I thought it was an awesome experience. However, I was unaware of the historical...
by Jason Swindle | Oct 2, 2013 | Articles
First, I would like to point out that a “police state” is not a society where we have good policing. It is also not a concept that our Founding Fathers envisioned for our country. Additionally, the United States is not currently a police state. However,...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 27, 2013 | Articles
On September 10, 2013, I found myself atop the state’s judicial building right outside the chambers of the Georgia Supreme Court. It is a very long story; and the case is still pending so I will not to comment on the facts or particulars of the case. (The...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 20, 2013 | Articles
As strange as that may seem to some folks, it is true. The United States of America is not and has never been a democracy. It is what is known as a Constitutional Republic.There is a big difference.First, the Pledge of Allegiance refers to our country as a Republic....
by Jason Swindle | Sep 15, 2013 | Articles
Over the years, I have fielded a number of questions relating to time constraints that prosecutors have in bringing formal charges in a criminal case. As with most aspects of criminal procedure in Georgia, there are checks and balances that limit the power of the...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 5, 2013 | Articles
HELP AN HONORABLE FAMILY IN WEST GEORGIA. Throughout my life, my experience with fundraisers has been for political events. I have always enjoyed them and will continue to be involved in politics in the future.However, God has recently put before me a task much more...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 1, 2013 | Articles
As the cool air permeates the morning hours of late summer, I begin to mentally make preparations to head into the wilderness for another year of hunting adventures. As most of my readers know, I own some property in Meriwether County. This is where we primarily hunt...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 25, 2013 | Articles
The state of Illinois has some of the most pleasant people you will ever meet in your lifetime. Southern and rural Illinois is gorgeous with its rolling farmlands and deciduous forests. Illinois also has some of the best deer hunting in the world.But there is a darker...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 18, 2013 | Articles
In Georgia, there are a number of different pleas that a defendant can enter in a criminal case. Most pleas are guilty or not guilty. However, there is a special type of plea that can be tendered under certain circumstances. It is commonly referred to as an...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 3, 2013 | Articles
A federal appeals court in New Orleans recently held that law enforcement officers do not need to obtain a warrant to gather records detailing a cell phone’s location. In justifying its ruling, a divided United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit said...
