by Jason Swindle | Jun 25, 2016 | Articles
MY INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE DUSTIN W. HIGHTOWER. This week, I had the opportunity to interview the newest superior court judge of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, Dustin W. “Dusty” Hightower. I have known Hightower for many years. He is an avid hunter, student of...
by Jason Swindle | Jun 18, 2016 | Articles
INDEPENDENT TESTING IN DUI CASES. Right after a person is arrested for DUI, it is very common for the officer to read to the suspect Georgia’s Implied Consent Notice and ask for a sample of the person’s breath or blood. This is called the...
by Jason Swindle | May 31, 2016 | Articles
TO CONQUER FEAR. The Rev. Tommy Greer believes that Satan has a shed where he keeps his tools of evil. Addiction, depression, hate, and anger are just a few of Satan’s precious items. Although he has many, one of his favorites is fear.Fear is the root of most...
by Jason Swindle | May 27, 2016 | Articles
NARCAN SAVES LIVES. How many people do you know who have died from an overdose of drugs? I can think of over 10 just in our community. Georgia loses more than 1,000 people each year to drug overdoses. The lives lost in Georgia include young, old, black, white, male,...
by Jason Swindle | May 22, 2016 | Articles
WHY WE SHOULD VOTE?Tuesday, May 24th, is the day that Georgian’s have the opportunity to go to the polls and vote for their candidates in a primary election. Republicans will choose their candidate. Democrats will choose theirs. The general election takes place...
by Jason Swindle | May 12, 2016 | Articles
A TENNESSEE BOY’S FIRST GUNI worked for the Kerry campaign in college and voted for President Obama…twice.I have a picture of FDR in my office. My law partner has one of Ronald Reagan.I have a Tennessee Vols flag on my wall. He has the red and black of the...
by Jason Swindle | May 7, 2016 | Articles
BREAK THE STIGMA….TODAY I once listened to a well-respected man in his community have the courage to ask an audience of well-educated people to break the stigma of mental illness. I was inspired, took some of the below material from an organization call...
by Jason Swindle | Apr 30, 2016 | Articles
Since he took office, Gov. Deal has considered criminal justice reform to be a high priority. He and lawmakers have created a much needed overhaul in Georgia. The overhaul started in his first term with changes that allowed Georgia to place nonviolent offenders into...
by Jason Swindle | Apr 23, 2016 | Articles
THE ODD COUPLE. A few days ago, I had a brief political discussion with one of my friends who happens to be a liberal Democrat. We don’t talk about politics much. We mainly work together on legal cases and enjoy each other’s company. After the...
by Jason Swindle | Apr 15, 2016 | Articles
GEORGIA’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACTOne of the most controversial bills to be passed by the General Assembly this year was Georgia’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA.) Since Gov. Deal vetoed the bill and similar legislation is likely to be...
