By: William Head, one of America’s best-known criminal defense attorneys, and a Double Dawg from UGA for undergraduate and law school If you are facing criminal charges after defending yourself in Atlanta or anywhere in the metro Atlanta area, Georgia’s Stand Your Ground law may protect you from prosecution. If…
The Georgia First Offender Act is a sentencing option that allows certain first-time offenders to avoid a permanent criminal record (record restriction). Under this act, eligible individuals can plead guilty or nolo contendere (nolo) to a charge without facing misdemeanor convictions. After you complete your sentence, the court drops the…
Do you have to obtain a permit to carry a gun in Georgia? The answer is no. Georgia passed a new weapons carry law on April 12, 2022 that allows people to carry handguns in public without needing a permit. This 2022 ‘constitutional carry’ law changed how a Georgia gun…