GEORGIA DNR OFFICERS

While most people are familiar with law enforcement agencies across the state like city police, county deputies, and state patrol, there is another important police agency that does not get a lot of press. This is the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law...

SUPREME COURT FURTHER ERODES 4TH AMENDMENT

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled 6-1 for prosecutors in October 2014 in a Fourth Amendment case about a late-night police encounter in which a divided Court of Appeals had reached the opposite result.In 2013, the Georgia Court of Appeals voted 4-3 in favor of a man...

QUARANTINE AT THE AIRPORT

With the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa, people around the world are taking steps to prevent the spread of the deadly virus in their respective countries. Most countries, including the U.S., are using an old form of public health safety; the...

NAFDD TOP DUI ATTORNEYS

Jason W, Swindle Sr. Identified as One of the Top DUI Attorneys in [State] by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD)Jason W. Swindle Sr. recently became a member of the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD), LLC, an organization that awards the...

NAFDD PRESS RELEASE – JASON W. SWINDLE SR.

Jason W. Swindle Sr. Identified as One of the Top DUI Attorneys in Georgia by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD)Jason W. Swindle Sr. recently became a member of the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD), LLC, an organization that awards the...

THE DOUGLAS DA RACE

I want to first point out that my columns do have some parameters. One of the rules that I abide by is that I cannot endorse any candidate seeking election to public office.With that being said, I want to point out the importance of next month’s election for the...

CHARACTER AND ADVERSITY

Fall is by far my favorite time of year. As I write this column, I am sitting in a tree stand in the middle of a beautiful stretch of hardwoods in Meriwether Co., GA. It is a time for reflection, planning, and communing with God.I also enjoy Fall because of college...

THE ABUSIVE JUDICIAL NOMINATION PROCESS

Since the Constitutional Convention in the late 1700’s, men and women in the United States have wrangled over how to form a government and how to govern. Politics is nothing new.However, the heavy insertion of politics into the judicial nomination process has...

georgias-2nd-in-5-limited-permit

Since January 1, 2013, there has been a significant benefit to people convicted of their 2nd DUI in 5 years (2/5) that is oftentimes either unknown, misunderstood, or misapplied. It is the 2/5 limited permit.First, I want to point out that DUIs are now measured based...

FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS IN GEORGIA

As a citizen of our community, I would ask all of my readers to never drink and drive. If you choose to drink, stay home or make sure that you have a designated driver. We want for our society to be as safe as possible.Unfortunately, I run across a number of clients...