Georgia

Ex-Prosecutor Who Helped Send Courthouse Shooter to Prison Is Arrested in Drug Sting

A prosecutor-turned-criminal defense lawyer in Atlanta has been charged with intent to distribute methamphetamine and ecstasy after his arrest in a drug sting. Rand Csehy was released from jail on Thursday on a $25,000 signature bond, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He is a former Fulton County, Ga., prosecutor who helped…

May 25, 2012 12:26 PM CDT

Judge Rules for School District in Suicide Death of Teen Featured in ‘Bully’ Documentary

A federal judge in Georgia has granted summary judgment to a school district accused of deliberate indifference to the plight of a bullied student who committed suicide. U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy ruled (PDF) for the Murray County school system in a case filed by the parents of 17-year-old Tyler…

May 22, 2012 3:06 PM CDT

Defendant Who Planned to Issue ‘Citizen Arrest Warrants’ Gets Four-Year Sentence

A Georgia man has been sentenced to four years in prison in an alleged plot to take over a Tennessee courthouse. Darren Wesley Huff, 42, intended to take over the courthouse and issue “citizens arrest warrants” to several public officials, according to an FBI press release. The Knoxville News, the…

May 16, 2012 1:59 PM CDT

Ga. Attorney Facing Felony Theft Charges For Failing to File Client Cases Is Disbarred

A longtime Georgia practitioner has been disbarred for taking clients’ money without performing agreed work and closing his law office without notifying them. However, an attorney who formerly shared an office with Robert Bach, said he believes the nearly 80-year-old attorney was suffering from age-related forgetfulness rather than simply being,…

May 10, 2012 6:56 PM CDT

Lawyer’s Husband Is Accused of Shooting Her Eight Times

Police have arrested the husband of a lawyer shot eight times outside her apartment building in Sandy Springs, Ga., last month and accused him of the crime. The lawyer, Adina Parson, remains in critical condition and has been unable to talk to investigators, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police in Texas…

May 7, 2012 5:27 PM CDT

Lawyer Accused of Trading Contraband for Sexual Favors with Inmates

A Georgia lawyer has been charged with trading contraband prohibited at the Cobb County jail in exchange for sexual favors from female inmates. Michael Stuart Winner, 45, of Sandy Springs was charged Thursday with unlawful trading with inmates and violations of the state controlled substances law, the Marietta Daily Journal…

Apr 30, 2012 1:01 PM CDT

For 7th Time Since 2010, a Chief Ga. Superior Court Judge Steps Down Following Ethics Probe

One of Georgia’s longest-serving state superior court judges is stepping down, after almost 32 years on the bench, after a judicial ethics investigation. However, Chief Coweta Judicial Circuit Judge William F. Lee Jr. said he is ready to retire and had simply decided it was time to hang up his…

Apr 27, 2012 5:22 PM CDT

Middle School Student Sues Two Classmates over Fake Facebook Page

A Georgia middle school student has filed a suit against two classmates that claims they created a fake Facebook page in her name with defamatory information. The suit by Alexandria Boston says the Facebook page distorted Boston’s image to make her look fat and suggested she used drugs, according to…

Apr 27, 2012 1:19 PM CDT

Lawyer Is in Critical Condition After Being Shot Eight Times

A Georgia lawyer is hospitalized in critical condition after she was shot eight times on Friday in the breezeway of her apartment building. Police in Sandy Springs, Ga., have no suspect or motive in the shooting of Adina Parson, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. She is a lawyer for the state…

Apr 24, 2012 11:22 AM CDT

New Parental Accountability Court Helps Increase Child Support Payments While Cutting Jail Costs

Serving time didn’t help Ricky Smith stay on track paying child support, plus it cost the state of Georgia a significant amount of money. But the Hall County Parental Accountability Court had more success, pointing the 42-year-old in the right direction concerning not only his monetary obligations but his duties…

Apr 13, 2012 2:53 PM CDT

Historic Board OKs Savannah Law School’s Planned Home in Hospital; 300-Year-Old Tree Will Be Saved

Transformation of a historic hospital into Savannah Law School’s new home has been approved by the Savannah Historic District Board. Plans to renovate the 1819 facility, in stages, are also expected to preserve a 300-year-old oak tree in front of the Candler Hospital on Drayton Street, the Savannah Morning News…

Apr 12, 2012 7:20 PM CDT

Immigration Attorney Shot Husband, Law Office Worker and Herself, Fatally Wounding 2, Police Say

A Georgia immigration attorney shot her husband and a 51-year-old woman who apparently worked in her Gwinnett County law office at around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, authorities say, before driving over the body of her husband as she sped away in a Lexus sedan. Sylvia Jean Junn, 44, then returned…

Apr 12, 2012 1:47 PM CDT

Disbarred Ga. Real Estate Closing Attorney Faces Federal Charges re Alleged $1.5M Fraud

A Duluth, Ga., attorney disbarred in 2009 was arrested Friday morning on charges that he covered various personal expenses by misappropriating as much as $1.5 million from real estate closings, beginning in 2007. Neal Landers, 45, is expected to be arraigned Friday on charges including bank fraud, money laundering and…

Mar 30, 2012 4:20 PM CDT

Chief Judge Is Privately Reprimanded re DUI Arrest That Led to Reckless Driving Conviction

A South Georgia judge has been issued a private reprimand concerning a May 2011 incident in which he was charged in the town of Leslie with driving under the influence, having an open container and speeding at 63 mph in a 45-mph zone. Chief Judge Rucker Smith of the Southwestern…

Mar 29, 2012 9:40 PM CDT

Murder Case Defense Seeks Disqualification of Ga. Judge Who Attended Funeral of Slain Cop

Attorneys defending a man accused in a death-penalty case of murdering a police officer are seeking the recusal of the Georgia judge overseeing the case, arguing that he can’t be impartial because he knew the victim and attended his funeral. But rather than step down voluntarily, Western Judicial Circuit Chief…

Mar 27, 2012 10:55 PM CDT