Gwinnett County Criminal Defense Law Blog

Georgia residents may be among the millions of Americans who own firearms. Many people may not be aware that being convicted of certain crimes can result in the loss of a person's right to own and possess firearms and some other weapons. Domestic Violence is one of these crimes, and if a person is facing domestic violence charges, he or she may want to consider seeking aid from domestic violence defense attorneys. 

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has a new director. He feels that Georgia is not enforcing the federal laws that prohibit violent offenders from owning or possessing dangerous weapons. He wants to present new ideas to take guns out of the hands of persons convicted of domestic violence. 

Each state has different laws regarding who can and cannot vote. In the state of Georgia, a person who has been convicted of a felony may be barred from voting, which, in and of itself, is not unusual. In other states, this restriction is usually applied based on a specific reason or crime of which a person was convicted. In Georgia, however, the law is worded so vaguely that some lawmakers themselves admit they do not understand it. Legal defense against felony charges could help save a person's right to cast his or her ballot. 

The problem seems to lie in wording that has not been changed since the Civil War. In other states, laws that bar felons from voting often list specific crimes for which such punishment is applicable. Georgia law says that any person convicted of a felony of "moral turpitude" may not vote, even after he or she has completed a prison sentence. 

Like much of the nation, Georgia is embroiled in a drug crisis. As the numbers of overdose deaths continue to rise, law enforcement is attempting to tighten the noose on the individuals they suspect are selling the dangerous drugs. Recently, a man accused of selling heroin is facing not only drug charges, but murder. 

Law enforcement is making an attempt to cut off the supply of illegal drugs by going after the people they suspect are selling the drugs. One Georgia man allegedly sold heroin to a person who had a documented history of substance abuse. The man died, and authorities determined that the heroin he ingested was laced with other substances that increased the chances for an overdose death.

Gwinnett County, Georgia, parents know all too well that, when a small voice in the back seat says, "I gotta go!," you've gotta go. Potty training a young child can be a stressful milestone, and an "accident" while parent and child are out and about can throw off the whole day. Recently, one mother did her best to avoid having a discouraged, soggy child but wound up with a pretty solid traffic ticket defense. 

The young mother, pregnant with a second child, was driving along when she heard her young son declare the need for an immediate potty break. The pleas from the back seat grew more desperate as the child struggled to avoid an accident. The mother pulled into a gas station with a public restroom, but the pair never made it inside.