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.”

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. The 2017 cases include a Georgia company that is likely to conclude that no good deed goes unpunished. The TOYO Tire plant arranged for a catered Thanksgiving celebration over two days in White, Georgia. Source: CBS. __. LEXIS 11 (2001).

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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. Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer. What is more disconcerting is that lawyers are alleged to be involved in such efforts. I’m doing that.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In Georgia, a slew of former lawyers are taking pleas with promises to testify if called. Powell pleaded to misdemeanors for a deal that avoids jail time and preserves her ability to resume the practice of law. That long-held journalistic view is now a viable criminal defense.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2023

He is reportedly going to convert a misdemeanor for falsifying financial records into a prosecution of a federal crime. Bragg is attempting something that many lawyers think is as improbable as the reanimation of the dead. Bragg is combining parts from both state and federal codes.

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