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Marietta criminal lawyer wins directed verdict of acquittal in case against high school teacher accused of having sexual relationship with his 17-year-old student

January 2, 2010

Former Marietta High School teacher Christopher King, 36, was found not guilty a few weeks ago after prosecutors accused him of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. The trial ended when Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy granted Cobb County defense attorney Scott Semrau’s request for a directed verdict. Judge Flournoy agreed […]

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Criminal defense lawyers win speedy trial motions on appeal

December 18, 2009

The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently reversed the denials of motions to dismiss based on speedy trial grounds in two different cases. The court found that the 35 and 36 month delays were both presumptively prejudicial and violated a defendant’s right to a speedy trial under the four-part balancing test. In Davis v. State, […]

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Columbus Georgia lawyers win $3.4 million verdict for widow of bicyclist killed by teenage driver

December 18, 2009

A Columbus, Georgia jury returned a $3.4 million verdict last Thursday for the wrongful death of Harris County resident Scott Matty. Matty was struck by a 17-year-old driver while bicycling on Georgia 315 in February of 2008. The Ledger-Enquirer has the story. Police say the driver, Rachael Nicole Griffin, was driving a Ford Explorer when […]

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Marietta nurse anesthetist charged with molesting patients under sedation

November 24, 2009

Cobb County police arrested Paul Patrick Serdula, a nurse anesthetist, last week for unlawful surveillance after a patient found video surveillance equipment in a Marietta dentist office bathroom. Authorities then re-arrested Serdula on Monday night for aggravated sexual battery and aggravated child molestation after evidence revealed that he may have made sexual contact with a [&he…

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Marietta nurse anesthetist accused of videotaping women’s restrooms and fondling patients

November 23, 2009

Cobb County police believe that a Marietta, Georgia nurse anesthetist may have inappropriately touched hundreds of patients while they were sedated. The allegations arose after a patient found video surveillance equipment in the women’s bathroom of a Cobb dentist office. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Police say a patient spotted the recording device […]

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