...sexual contact occurred." In essence, the ruling agrees with Chase's defense attorneys and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who point out that state law fails to rule out consent as a defense in cases involving students...

...R-Rome. Defense attorneys have been split over the measure, said Jack Martin, director of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. But he said the organization has opted to oppose the bill because "it would be used as a hammer...

...those cases where an unusually bizarre sentence is imposed," said Sandra Michaels, lobbyist for the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "It exists to have a second check on sentences from some judge who had a bad day." The panel...

Even after defending more than 33 people facing the possibility of a death sentence, Michael C. Garrett still feels a chill with each new case.

...First political race Civic involvement: Handles pro bono cases for Safe Homes and is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Associations Family: Single Reach Sandy Hodson at (706) 823-3226...

Henry Brown knew he was caught. He said he just wanted to plead guilty to driving on a re-voked license after being declared a habitual violator. He thought it would be quick and easy, and he retained Augusta attorney Jim Blanchard, paying $685 on the $2,500 fee Mr. Blanchard set for him, according to the law firm's billing statements. Court records show Mr. Blanchard went to arraignment with Mr. Brown and filed initial defense motions. After that, Mr. Brown says, nothing happened.

...companion brief filed by 14 organizations that work on behalf of children, John R. Martin of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers also asks the Supreme Court to prohibit Mr. Williams' execution. Mr. Williams' attorneys allege...

...a practical and civil liberties level, it wouldn't be worth it," said Sandra Michaels of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "There are so many thousands of people arrested that are never convicted, and people are falsely...

...sentenced to the state's mandatory 10 years in prison for sexual assault. Now two attorneys and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers are asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn Chase's conviction. They maintain that no crime...

...decision last year. But Ms. Chase's appellant team of Victor Hawk and Melissa Detchemendy, and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which weighed in with an amicus brief, contend that interpretation of the law is wrong. The statute...