by Jason Swindle | Sep 13, 2012 | Articles
As I was finishing my workout today at the gym, a man whom I have never met politely approached me with a question. He was a Carrollton resident and worked as a police officer for an unnamed metro county police department.This officer was clearly concerned about an...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 11, 2012 | Articles
Over the years, I have made many motions for mistrials, appealed motions for mistrials, and had some mistrials granted in cases. Motions for mistrials are quite common in criminal trial practice. However, I have found that the concept of the mistrial as it relates to...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 31, 2012 | Articles
On October 18, 2012, our community will be holding one of the most critical educational opportunities that exists today. The Carroll Meth Awareness Coalition (CMAC) will be hosting their annual Drug Awareness / Meth Summit at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 25, 2012 | Articles
When Gov. Deal signed Georgia’ Immigration Law, I believed that most, if not all, would be deemed constitutional. While the United States Supreme Court has struck down some insignificant sections, the most important measures have passed constitutional muster.In...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 19, 2012 | Articles
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 in an election year when America decides whether we are a free...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 12, 2012 | Articles
One of the most sad and difficult types of cases that I handle is when a young man is charged with a serious crime and there is overwhelming evidence to support the charged crime. While there are many options to incarceration, sometimes the prosecutor simply will not...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 5, 2012 | Articles
I had a man call me last week about a horrible tale involving the death of his son. Without going into the details, his son had died after ingesting some form of “synthetic marijuana.” Synthetic marijuana is a substance that claims to be legal while...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 30, 2012 | Articles
From what I have been told, little is known about the tremendous effort exerted by law enforcement officers who are seeking to eradicate the marketing, trafficking, and distribution of illegal drugs that flow in and out of the State of Georgia. Over the years,...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 30, 2012 | Articles
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently ruled that judges cannot impose mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole on some juveniles convicted of homicide.This has been a very controversial subject over the years. It has also been an issue that I...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 30, 2012 | Articles
It has taken over 250 years for the United States Supreme Court to clarify a very simple phrase in the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution. The English phrase in the 2nd Amendment that has caused such an unnecessary stir for decades reads “A well...
