The Desert Fox

“Whether I would survive a defeat lies in God’s hands. The lot of the vanquished is heavy. I’m happy in my own conscience that I’ve done all I can for victory and have not spared myself.”Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. November 1891 – A child is...

Karma

When I think of Karma, I think of Jim Williams of Savannah falling dead in his office after Sonny Seiler convinced a Chatham Co. jury that Jim was not guilty of murdering Jim’s lover in the true story depicted in “Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil.”The voodoo...

Our New District Attorney

“In Georgia, we have a fair and just judicial system that allows for differences of opinion.” Author Unknown Last year, Carroll and Heard counties were split from the Coweta Judicial Circuit to form the new West Georgia Circuit. It was an excellent decision and has...

Lifetime Serenity

A few years ago, I learned about the death of a criminal defense lawyer in Georgia. He was only 58 years old. The cause of death was reported as being a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. I was shocked. I was shocked because I had met this lawyer and...

Georgia’s Statutory Rape Law

In the areas of criminal law and procedure, there are easy topics and ones that are somewhat uncomfortable to talk about. Obviously, the area of sex offenses is the most difficult to discuss. That is probably why I rarely write columns on the subject. However, there...

Criminal Law In The Third Reich

Our criminal justice system is not perfect.  However, it is the best in the world.  Sometimes we just need to look back and see how a civilized country turned its back on the rule of law to gain an understanding of how precious our constitutional rights...

Bond Hearing

From the standpoint of the defense, and sometimes the prosecution, the issue of bond is almost always the very first problem to address in a criminal prosecution. Oftentimes, the accused will be given a pre-set bond after the arrest and booking procedures are...

Georgia Superior Court

Today, most Georgians are very concerned about the direction that this country is taking. National politics and government seem to dominate the nature of many conversations. This is particularly true after Americans chose to remain a free market constitutional...

Burn Your Ships

“Better to die with honor than live dishonored.” – Hernan Cortes – When Julius Caesar stood at the northern shore of the River Rubicon, he had a difficult choice to make. He could remain in Gaul (modern day France) and rule as a king. He could cross the...