Summary: Savannah GA DUI Lawyer - Criminal Defense Attorney
Criminal defense and DUI lawyer in Savannah Georgia.
Chatham County GA Manslaughter criminal lawyers Violent Crimes in
Chatham County GA Homicide is a legal definition for the unlawful
killing of another human being. Homicide is not an easy thing to
understand because many different categories of homicide exist.
Murder is the most serious kind of homicide. Murder refers to the
unlawful killing of another human being without excuse. When the
victim lives longer than one year and one day after the initial
attack, many states prohibit the charge of murder being brought.
The reason being that if someone survives that long after the
attack it was most likely...
Date Published: Jan 02, 2010 - 10:00 pm
Liberty County GA DUI criminal law lawyer Dealing with a DUI charge
in Liberty County Georgia When people are arrested for drunk
driving, one of the first things they want to know is how to get
out of a driving under the influence arrest. Theres no easy answer
to that question as DUI is a criminal offense. If youre arrested
and charged with driving under the influence, youre going to have
to go through a criminal trial and even administrative hearings
concerning your driving privileges if you are unable to make a plea
bargain. Trying to deal with all of...
Date Published: Jan 01, 2010 - 10:00 pm
Savannah Georgia drunk driving criminal law attorney Field Sobriety
Tests in Liberty County Georgia In the nation, the most common
offense charged in a year, by far, is drunk driving. Driving while
intoxicated is not a minor matter. A person may receive anything
from a warning to prison term. DUI may start as a misdemeanor and
escalate into a felonious crime by degree; however, no matter what
degree of culpability you face, DUI can turn your world
upside-down. However a DUI charge must be established in a court of
law. If a police officer pulls a vehicle over on suspicion...
Date Published: Dec 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Liberty County Georgia DUI and field sobriety defense attorney
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus and drunk driving in Richmond Hill
Georgia Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) is an eye test. Nystagmus
is means an involuntary jerking of the eyes as the eyes move from
the center position off to the side. To obtain an accurate result,
HGN must be performed properly. In order to rule out the
possibility that HGN has been caused by a medical condition, the
eyes of the subject must be observed in a resting position. The
officer must be facing the person, with both officer and subject
standing. The...
Date Published: Dec 30, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Savannah GA petty crimes criminal law law firm Misdemeanors in
Savannah GA Although misdemeanor charges are often considered as
being less serious criminal charges, the consequences for being
convicted of this offense can be sunstantial. Individuals who are
convicted of committing misdemeanors are generally sentenced to
jail not exceeding one year and ordered to pay large fines. Having
a misdemeanor on your record will not be as bad as having a felony
on your record, however the conviction can still hinder you in the
future and you will need an attorney to help reduce the chances of
this happening. Individuals...
Date Published: Dec 29, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Savannah Georgia felony defense lawyers Felonies in Chatham County
GA Felonies are the number one so far as criminal penalties are
concerned. In Georgia, a felony charge has the harshest penalties
and is considered a more severe crime than misdemeanors or
infractions. When compared with a misdemeanor or an infraction
conviction, a felony is much worse. Youll face a minimum of one
year in prison and depending on your sentence, you may face several
years in prison. If you are convicted of a misdemeanor, youll get
at least 5 days in prison and a maximum prison sentence of a
year,...
Date Published: Dec 28, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Savannah Georgia assault criminal law lawyer Restitution for
battery victims in Chatham County Georgia When there is palpable
harm whether physical, emotional, or monetary all factors of a
battery are present, an aggrieved person may file charges.
Generally in criminal law, the state files the for battery, and the
victim is a witness for the state. In criminal proceedings, the
focus is on the guilt or innocence of the defendant and typically,
no damages are granted to the victim. but, when the harm is very
severe he or she may qualify for help through a “victims
compensation fund.” A battery...
Date Published: Dec 27, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Richmond Hill GA battery defense lawyer Non-consensual Contact in
Liberty County GA Unwarranted contact can be made with either a
person or that persons extended personality. This means that when a
person jumps forward and yanks the watch off another, a battery has
occurred, even though the first person did not actually touch the
hand of the latter. When the act was preceded with an intent to
cause the latter to apprehend a likely violent pulling of the
watch, both an assault and a battery are committed. If the suspect
only intended an assault causing the latter to apprehend a...
Date Published: Dec 26, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Savannah Georgia battery criminal lawyer Criminal Battery and
Intent in Liberty County Georgia Battery is a general intent
offense. This means that the accused need not intend the specific
harm that will result from the unwanted contact, but only to commit
an act of unwarranted contact. This also means that gross
negligence and even recklessness can have the required intent to
establish a battery. The doctrine of transferred intent is also
applicable. If one person intends to strike another, but the latter
moves out of the way to prevent being struck, causing the blow to
strike a third person, both...
Date Published: Dec 25, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Savannah GA battery criminal defense lawyer Battery in Liberty
County Georgia Simple criminal battery is generally prosecuted as a
misdemeanor. Repeat crimes or the particular nature of the crime
may warrant more severe punishments. For instance, in some states,
a second or third crime against the same person is a felony. In
cases of domestic violence, most states prohibit battery charges to
be dropped against the defendant, even at the request of the
victim, because of the chances for subsequent or increased harm.
Most sexual offences include elements of battery because they are
essentially non-consensual contacts, and few states in...
Date Published: Dec 24, 2009 - 10:00 pm