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New Georgia Law Requires More People to Report Suspected Child Abuse

August 10, 2012

A month ago, new rules went into effect in Georgia expanding the categories of individuals who are required to reported suspected child abuse or face criminal liability. The new law was largely a reaction to the Jerry Sandusky sex crime scandal involving Penn State University. Although all Georgians are encouraged to contact law enforcement if […]

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Page Pate Wins New Trial for Client Convicted of Sex Offense Charge

August 1, 2012

Earlier this week, our firm won a Motion for New Trial for a client who had been convicted of child molestation in Clayton County, Georgia over a year ago. The client hired us after losing his first trial and being sentenced to 15 years with 7 years to serve in prison. We were able to […]

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Southern Health Management Faces “Pill Mill” Allegations in Dekalb County, Georgia

June 14, 2012

This morning DeKalb County police and federal DEA agents raided Southern Health Management, a pain management center in Tucker. News agencies have reported that a half dozen individuals, including some customers, were detained or arrested in connection with a “pill mill” operation. This is just the latest in a series of pill mill busts in […]

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Cigarette Trafficking Ring Indicted in Gwinnett County

April 21, 2012

41 individuals arrested last October in connection with a cigarette-trafficking ring were indicted today on a variety of charges by a Gwinnett County grand jury. At the time of their arrests last year, officials from a variety of agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Georgia Department of Revenue, accused […]

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Daily Report covers “Not Guilty” verdicts for doctor in prescription drug case

January 22, 2012

Page Pate recently won a criminal trial for a doctor who had been charged with unlawful distribution of controlled substances by “issuing” pre-signed blank prescriptions. The case had already been appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court prior to trial. It raised a number of difficult legal issues concerning the interpretation of Georgia statutes and the […]

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