On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Mar 27, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
A judge has ruled that police violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of rapper Jeffery Lamar Williams when they pulled his Mercedes-Benz Maybach over in October 2017. The March 21 ruling means that the drugs, cash and weapons allegedly found in the...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Mar 20, 2019 | Firm News, Personal Injury
Distracted driving can be dangerous on Georgia roads and others throughout the country. In the time it takes to read a single text message, a vehicle traveling at 55 miles per hour will cover the length of a football field. Further research indicates that drivers who...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Mar 19, 2019 | Firm News
Grandparents, babysitters, siblings and friends may remember the days when there weren’t any laws about how you transported your children in a vehicle.However, today, Georgia has very specific rules about how old a child must be before he or she can ditch a...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Mar 12, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
A report published in the academic peer-reviewed journal Crime & Delinquency suggests that a sharp rise in the number of young people taken into custody in Georgia and around the country is the result of more rigorous law enforcement. Researchers from the RAND...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Mar 7, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
A Georgia man has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 55-year-old woman. On Jan. 25, someone phoned the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at around 7 a.m. with a report that a body was in the grass by a road. After investigators sent the...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Feb 26, 2019 | Firm News, Personal Injury
While the nationwide opiate crisis has drawn attention in Georgia due to growing issues with addiction as well as fatal overdoses linked to potent substances, some research may indicate that prescription opioids may also be related to some deadly car crashes....
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Feb 20, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
Georgia residents who are charged with being in possession of a controlled substance could face significant penalties. Those penalties may include a driver’s license suspension in addition to jail time and a fine. State law has separate sentencing guidelines for...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Feb 14, 2019 | Firm News
Does it seem like your car isn’t handling very well in the rain? Can you remember the last time you changed your tires?Just the same as a car needs an oil change and a wash every now and then, changing the tires on your car is essential to keep your car running...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Feb 12, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
On Feb. 9, federal agents took seven people into custody for allegedly running a drug ring in Georgia. The arrests were made in the Atlanta metropolitan area.Media reports indicate that Drug Enforcement Administration agents executed multiple search warrants at...
On behalf of Jeffrey E. Johnston | Feb 8, 2019 | Firm News, Personal Injury
Excessive speed is to blame in roughly one out of every three traffic deaths in Georgia and throughout the country. This was one of the key takeaways from a recent report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The GHSA report says that speeding...
