SCOTUS PROTECTS PROPERTY RIGHT

SCOTUS PROTECTS PROPERTY RIGHT. For decades, state and local governments have looked to something called a civil in rem forfeiture as a funding mechanism. Here, property used in connection with the commission of a crime can be seized and forfeited. Afterwards, the...

FACEBOOK EVIDENCE – PART II

FACEBOOK EVIDENCE – PART II. In 2016, I wrote a column warning people about their use of social media, like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. At the time, lawyers were using these social media outlets in their cases. The same can be said for today. However, the...

REFUSALS CAN SUSPEND YOUR LICENSE

REFUSALS CAN SUSPEND YOUR LICENSE. DUI law is vast, complex, and changes constantly. For those reasons, the scope of this column is limited to the most common DUI arrests. This is when the driver is over 21 years old, possesses a Georgia driver’s license, and...

REPEAL THIS LAW

REPEAL THIS LAW. Homicide by Vehicle – 2nd Degree (HV2).What do you think of when you hear the name of that law? The term “accident” probably does not come to mind. Yet, the wording of the law spells out just that; an accident.Imagine that today you...