Imagine that you're sitting in your living room watching television when you see a police cruiser pull up your driveway. An officer gets out and knocks on your door. What do you have to do in this situation? Maybe you always ignore door-to-door salesman, and you...
Thinking about divorce can make even the most stoic person nervous. Not only will you have to completely uproot your life, but you will have to split your property with your spouse. It is common for people to worry about whether property division will cause long-term...
When three white men chased a young Black man named Ahmad Arbery in Feb. 2020 near Brunswick, Georgia, and one of the men fatally shot him, they claimed they were attempting to make a citizen’s arrest because they suspected him of burglarizing some homes in the area....
Facing assault and battery charges may harm your reputation, not to mention how a conviction for such a crime may result in jail. It is therefore important to fight these charges by employing some of the defense strategies discussed below. The defenses vary according...
While states are decriminalizing marijuana or making it legal to use, Georgia is not one of those states. If you have marijuana with you or in your vehicle, you may be arrested if a police officer stops you and searches the vehicle. If you have one ounce of marijuana...
If you’re out drinking and you realize you’ve had too much to drive, your friends may quickly offer you a lot of advice on how you can quickly “sober up” and reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC). They may assure you that you can be both safe and legal quickly...
Mistakes are easily made when people are in a rush. Cashiers might pick up an item, scan it, have an error pop up and not double-check that the item was charged. A cashier might forget to scan an item that was sitting in front of them on a table but out of sight...
People will sometimes accuse police officers of pulling them over without a valid reason. They may assume that just because they aren’t speeding or don’t have something violating the motor vehicle code that the cops can’t initiate a traffic stop. The fact of the...
There are a variety of reasons why divorces happen. A husband or wife may cheat on their spouse, which is a dealbreaker for them. One of the parties may experience a decline in their health, and their spouse may no longer feel inclined to take care of them. The...
Entrapment arises when a law enforcement officer induces you to commit a crime you would otherwise not have committed. It may involve police subjecting you to undue pressure, trickery, persuasion or fraud to convince you to commit said crime. Some defendants employ...
