Our criminal defense attorneys at Conaway & Strickler, PC know how to help you avoid being arrested or convicted for Firearm Offenses. The Second Amendment under the Bill of Rights under the United States Constitution states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be…
The State of Georgia has passed legislation, effective May 6, 2013 , that makes it illegal to charge a fee to remove booking photographs of exonerated people from websites. Please see http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/display/20132014/HB/150 I can’t tell you how many clients have called me and said that prospective employers saw their mugshot…
I hear this question often. The problem is that once you are charged with some sort of domestic violence charge, you are now facing charges from the State, not the alleged victim. As a result, your spouse cannot simply “drop the charges” and the case will go away. Even if…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 26,2013 in Florida v. Jardines (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-564_5426.pdf ) that the use of a drug-sniffing dog to investigate the front door of a home was a “search” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. Thankfully, the Supreme Court ruled this way – or we’d have…
Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit/inappropriate messages and/or photographs primarily between mobile devices. The new changes are now codified in Georgia’s laws on sex crimes. The Georgia legislature has officially changed its law on this. The legislature just passed House Bill 156 which changes the law for teens…
LEGAL BATTLES ON TWO FRONTS WHEN CRIMINAL LAW AND CIVIL LAW COLLIDE Throughout human history, military planners have obsessed over one of the greatest military challenges their nation could face against an enemy: the two front war. That is, where their nation was attacked by enemies on two geographically separate…
On January 28, 2013, the United States Atttorneys Office for the Northern District of Georgia published a “press release” describing how four people were arrested “for operating a Pill Mill”. See www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2013/01-28-13.html And on February 11, 2013, HB 178 passed a key House committee in Georgia. It aims to put…
Criminal Defense Attorney Meg Strickler comments on the murder trial of Jodi Arias.