As I sat in court one day waiting my turn to sentence a case, the judge said something very profound to a young man prior to imposing his sentence. To paraphrase, he said that a person's criminal history follows them around like a shadow. With the enactment of...
Month: November 2014
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Conditional Discharge
SECOND CHANCES UNDER GEORGIA LAW PART TWOLast week I discussed the use of Georgia's first offender statute as a way to prevent a person from having a conviction on their record. This week I'm going to discuss a similar statute that is applicable to people charged for...
First Offender and Conditional Discharge
SECOND CHANCES UNDER GEORGIA LAWMany times when I sit down with potential clients facing criminal charges, they have two major concerns: 1) staying out of jail and 2) keeping a conviction off their record. While the first concern requires a detailed analysis of the...