Criminal Law Felony Georgia Legal 
JonathanTurley
MARCH 18, 2024
Below is my column in the Hill on the recent decision in Georgia and the “odor of mendacity” raising out of various courtrooms across the country. It is the smell of not just selective prosecution but political bias in our legal system.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 3, 2020
We recently discussed how figures like New York Times columnist Tom Friedman calling on people to move to Georgia to rig the vote in favor of a Democratic takeover of the Senate. It did not seem to matter to either the newspaper or Friedman that he was encouraging the commission of a felony. Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
In the Georgia trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Judge Timothy Walmsley delivered a haymaker to the defense on the very eve of closing statements. The court ruled that Georgia’s prior citizen’s arrest law is only applicable if a person sees a felony committed and acts without delay. Here is the prior law: O.C.G.A.
The Crime Report
JULY 22, 2021
Often it’s to ensure fairer and more responsive treatment at the hands of a justice system that otherwise offers them few other options, says a Rutgers University law professor. For example, a collection of evidence about a single felony offense will be broken down into separate misdemeanor offenses labeled as separate “acts.”
The Crime Report
APRIL 27, 2022
Engoron added to his legal problems by holding the former president in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena seeking records, and assessed him a fine of $10,000 per day until he satisfies the requirements of the court. 6 insurrection floated several possible criminal offenses that the former president might have committed.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 21, 2023
It is an effort to reanimate a long dead legal claim against Trump, but could reanimate his presidential campaign. The limit is two years for a misdemeanor and, even if he can convert this into a felony, it is not clear if he can meet the longer five-year limitation. Here is the column: “It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive. IT’S ALIVE!”
JonathanTurley
JULY 21, 2022
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe said the question was only what would be charged first, since Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” That again is outrageous and reckless, but not necessarily criminal. Trump is in trouble.
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