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Georgia armed robbery conviction reversed due to use of co-conspirator hearsay

August 30, 2009

The Court of Appeals of Georgia has held that a conspirator’s statements made after his arrest which incriminate a co-conspirator are only admissible against the conspirator who made the statements, since such statements effectively end the conspiracy. The court also held that allowing statements from the interrogation of a non-testifying conspirator is a violation of […]

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Macon lawyers get fraud and theft charges dismissed

August 6, 2009

A Bibb County judge has thrown out charges against a former pastor and a former banker due to a defective indictment. The two men were charged with defrauding church members out of $600,000. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Jimmy Collins, 42, was the pastor of God’s Worship Center in Macon. Steven Pittman, 42, was […]

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Macon Georgia attorney helps get sex offense case against Milledgeville teacher dismissed

July 8, 2009

A Baldwin County High School teacher was arrested in March 2008 for allegedly having sex with two students. The Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed those charges in light of a recent Georgia Supreme Court case. The Macon Telegraph has the story. Alison Ivey was indicted on five counts of sexual assault in October […]

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Judicial Qualifications Commission files complaint against judge in Middle Georgia

June 14, 2009

Judge Kenneth E. Fowler has been charged with 16 counts of violating the Code of Judicial Conduct. This marks the beginning of formal proceedings against Judge Fowler by the state’s Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The Macon Telegraph has the story. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications has the duty of investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and […]

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Macon Georgia criminal lawyer gets bond for client in federal fraud case

June 11, 2009

A federal judge has set a bond for a woman accused of swindling more than $2 million from investors in an alleged Ponzi scheme. The granting of bond comes after a prior judge refused to set bond The Macon Telegraph has the story. Saundra McKinney Pyles, 52, and Gary Sheldon Hutcheson, 56, are accused of […]

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