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Athens Georgia Fire Arson Crime defense law firm

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Athens Georgia Fire Arson Crime defense law firm The elements of arson are setting a fire that reaches a structure and, in turn, burns said structure. Arson law also treats explosions as burnings. The common law rule is that however slight the burning, the arson is complete. Therefore it does not matter how much burning takes place. A fire can be treated as arson when it occurs inside a house only if the goods damaged qualifies as a permanent fixture. Whereas sinks, lighting, and appliances are considered permanent fixtures, personal property such as furniture, clothing, or documents are not permanent...

Athens GA Repeat Offender license revocation - DUI attorneys

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Athens GA Repeat Offender license revocation - DUI attorneys For individual who have one prior DUI arrest within the past 5 years, a three year suspension is issued. No license and no work permit is allowed for at least eighteen months. The suspension starts on the 31st day following arrest except when an administrative appeal is sought and successfully handled. Yet, these second-time violators may attend a DUI risk reduction program and pay a reinstatement fee and have their license reinstated after 18 months. Any person who has already had two or more prior administrative license suspensions within a five...

Athens GA criminal defense Administrative license revocation lawyer

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Athens GA criminal defense Administrative license revocation lawyer Persons without a previous DUI arrest within 5 years will be considered to be first offenders under the ALS law. The suspension period is 1 year. However, first offenders can seek the following favorable treatment. When the initial 30-day temporary driving permit allowed by the form received at the time of the arrest comes to an end, the person can apply for and receive a 30 day work permit that allows him/her to drive to work, medical treatment, DUI Risk Reduction Program, College, etc., however it cannot be used for recreational driving....

Athens Georgia License revocation drunk driving lawyers

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Athens Georgia License revocation drunk driving lawyers Georgia, like every other state, has an administrative penalty for any driver who upon being asked by a police officer to submit to a state administered chemical sobriety test does not take the test. This refusal does not result in any monetary fines to be paid, nor can you be imprisoned simply for not taking the government s test. Meanwhile, the State will seek to suspend your drivers license for a period of one year. A person who contests this suspension by filing a request for a hearing within 10 business days after...

Drunk Driving and the Legal Limits of Alcohol Oconee County GA criminal law lawyer

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Drunk Driving and the Legal Limits of Alcohol Oconee County GA criminal law lawyer For persons under the age of 18, an alcohol content reading of .04 BAC is the level for per se intoxication when they are arrested. This means that if you were administered the prosecutor s test and the result was .040 or higher, you are driving with an unlawful blood alcohol level. For persons with a CDL license who were stopped when operating a commercial vehicle an alcohol content reading of .04 BAC is the level for per se intoxication. This means that if you administered...

Athens-Clarke County GA criminal defense attorney

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Athens-Clarke County GA criminal defense attorney In a normal DUI criminal case, the State has to demonstrate that the driver was a less safe driver because of alcohol imbibed. This type of case can be pursued even if no test result exists. When a person has taken a blood, breath, or urine test, the State must introduce evidence of the result. To assist the prosecutor demonstrate "less safe" driving, the government passed a law which permits the prosecution to benefit from certain "legal" presumptions. A blood alcohol level of .08 is the level of "presumed" impairment for persons 18 or...

Steps in a Georgia criminal case | Athens GA criminal defense lawyer

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Steps in a Georgia criminal case Athens GA criminal defense lawyer If arrested, your first court appearance is at the arraignment. During arraignment, the judge reads the charges filed you in the complaint and you can choose to plead "guilty," "not guilty" or "no contest" to those charges. The judge will also review your bail and set dates for future proceedings. A preliminary hearing, or preliminary examination, is an adversarial proceeding in which attorneys questions witnesses and both parties make arguments. The judge then makes the ultimate finding of probable cause. In a grand jury, the jury hears only from...

Georgia Criminal Procedure Athens GA Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Georgia Criminal Procedure Athens GA Criminal Defense Lawyer The different outcomes of a criminal charge includes without limitation: a criminal investigation with no arrest, an arrest but dismissal of the case because of a procedural mistake made on the part of the police, an arrest followed by a plea bargain made with the government where the person pleads "guilty" in exchange for a lighter sentence, an arrest followed by a trial where the person is found "not guilty", or an arrest followed by a trial and a guilty verdict and conviction. A guilty verdict or a plea bargain results in...

Athens GA Sex Crime and Rape Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Athens GA Sex Crime and Rape Lawyer Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer Aggravated Assault includes assaults or attempts to kill or murder; poisoning; assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon; maiming; mayhem; assault with explosives; and assault with disease (as in cases when the offender is aware that he/she is infected with a deadly disease and deliberately attempts to inflict the disease by biting, spitting, etc.). All assaults by one person upon another with the intent to kill, maim, or inflict severe bodily injury with the use of any dangerous weapon are classified as Aggravated Assault. It is not necessary that...