Arson Suspect Faces Potential Charges

Arson Suspect Faces Potential Charges

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On June 26, 2017
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  • arson, federal arson, Federal Crime, Georgia State Criminal Defense
Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently reported that the agency is considering federal arson charges against an Interstate 85 arson suspect. Evidence will be presented to the United States attorney’s office in order to make a determination about whether a federal charge will be filed. Although the Bureau of Alcohol, […]
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Lesser Included Offenses in Georgia

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On December 30, 2014
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The following chart contains a sample of some of the lesser included offenses that have been approved by the appellate courts. In Georgia, a crime may be a lesser included offense of a charged offense either as a matter of law, or as a matter of fact. A crime is a lesser included crime as […]
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Man charged in alleged informants for hire scheme

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On March 2, 2012
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Many federal criminal prosecutions rely heavily upon testimony from other suspects or individuals who have already been convicted and are currently serving prison sentences. It seems that there is always a danger that this type of testimony may be unreliable because the person offering the testimony is usually doing so as part of an arrangement […]
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