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GA State Senator Gregory Kirk was able to pass a bill that provides more protection for a good samaritan who attempts to free a child froma hot car left unattended while the driver shops or eats. The new law keeps the samaritan from facing criminal chanrges if they damage a person's vehicle during the rescue.

Many states have criminal laws that punish parents and caregivers with fines and even jail time if they leave a child unattended in a car. But while those same individuals can be charged with child cruelty in Georgia, this state does not have any laws specifically pertaining to children left in hot cars.

However, in February 2015 the Georgia Senate did pass a bill that would protect good Samaritans when trying to save a child from a hot car.

But there are precautions that a Samaritan must take before breaking into a vehicle.

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If you are in search of a criminal defense attorney Atlanta due to facing criminal charges in the State of Georgia, it is crucial to hire an Atlanta criminal lawyer with “clout.” When used in this context, “clout” means having built a reputation of influence or power for a given task. For our firm of Atlanta criminal defense attorney professionals, we are in the criminal defense business.

In the criminal law legal arena, a highly skilled, experienced and tenacious Atlanta criminal attorney that is unafraid of law enforcement is the starting point. One of our partners, Atlanta criminal defense attorney Cory Yager is an ex-police officer for nearly a decade, part of which he was an FTO (field training officer) that trained new police recruits. Partner Larry Kohn has over 545 AVVO rating that are 5-star rankings.

Atlanta criminal attorney Larry Kohn began work for Bubba Head in June of 1996. In 2023, he is ranked among the highest of all criminal law attorneys in Georgia.
Having a top law firm in your corner can greatly impact the outcome of your case due to the complexity of the criminal litigation process and the pre-trial and trial process.

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Atlanta GA DUI lawyer Cory Yager worked nearly 10 years in police work before becoming a DUI Lawyer GA. Next, he passed the Georgia Bar in 2007, and was working as criminal attorney a week later. He was then trained for years by renowned Georgia DUI lawyer Bubba Head.

Bubba Head is the State’s top DUI defense lawyer. The pair of defense attorneys successfully handled many high-profile clients, in their DUI arrest cases.

Yager, the lawyer, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the State University of New York. He moved to Georgia in 1999 for police training. After that, he went to law school and earned his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School-Atlanta.

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If you are stopped in Georgia and then arrested for driving under the influence (or any other serious traffic offense) this cuffing and jailing can be a very jarring and disruptive experience. Over 95% of arrests are made by an officer with the Smyrna Police Department Georgia, and the balance handled by the Cobb County Police Department, or Georgia State Patrol (when accidents have occurred).

The City of Smyrna Municipal Court House is located in Smyrna, Georgia 30080, at 2800 King Street. This is the same building that houses City Hall, so don’t think that you are in the wrong place.

(Photo of the Smyrna Court House shown below)

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This article discusses a crime known (alternatively) as domestic violence (DV) or family violence (FV) in Georgia. All crimes in the Peach State are codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA for short.

OCGA Assault and Simple Assault: Assault is placing someone in fear of apprehension or bodily harm. OGCA simple assault, a misdemeanor, occurs when some touching or contact took place but no cut, bruise or internal damage to the “victim” took place. OCGA simple assault is handled by Georgia’s misdemeanor-level courts, like the State Court of Fulton County.

OCGA Battery and Simple Battery: Battery is touching, hitting, or striking another person. A battery charge in Georgia has a misdemeanor component called OCGA simple battery or a “simple battery charge” in Georgia.

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Georgia DUI less safe. Citizens who have been arrested for a first DUI in Georgia are shocked to learn how little they understood about an arrest for a Georgia DUI. Most are surprised to learn that the field sobriety tests are “junk science,” and are 100% optional.

The most common major error made by those arrested for DUI in Georgia is talking and answering police questions before (or after) being arrested. Nothing but your NAME and ADDRESS are required. The right to remain silent eludes too many citizens being investigated for DUI. No statute found in DUI laws in Georgia requires anyone to attempt field teats of any type.

Additionally, for those who took the implied consent test, every person should have asked for an independent test by medical personnel of their own choosing. This right for receive and pay for subsequent testing at a 24-hour Doc-in-the-box or emergency room is available to all who submitted to the State’s post-arrest DUI testing.

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By: Larry Kohn, Super Lawyers and AVVO ratings superstar, and Traffic Ticket Attorney also a Legal Book Author and a Top-Rated Georgia Criminal Attorney Near Me

What a Speeder faces in the Peach State. About 15% of all DUI traffic stops in GA are for speeding offenses. If arrested for DUI and a super speeder GA ticket, a high percentage of these drivers will be facing potential jail time.

With up to a $1000 fine and additional state surcharges and assessments, the total cost for speeders can be almost $1500, in total fines and fees. Plus, some drivers who flaunt Georgia speed limit laws may find that their state driver license bureau suspends or revokes them anyway, once Georgia reports this high-speed offense!

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When facing a criminal case arising from a roadway collision, your reckless driving or DUI case should be handled by a law firm staffed by top-rated DUI attorneys. This article will alert you to the anticipated stressful and potentially life-changing events that may be unfolding for an accused citizen in a serious injury crash in which others suffered serious bodily injury.

Some misdemeanor traffic crimes are “categorized” by GA laws to be such serious crimes with the potential to injure or kill that these serious misdemeanors can become a “predicate driving offense” that supports a related felony conviction. Causing serious injury to another while drunk or driving recklessly (or both) is all that is needed to enable a jury to then find that you are not only guilty of one of those crimes, but also for the related felony consequence of one or both of those dangerous driving acts.

Multiple victims (in Georgia) means that the DUI prosecutor can ask the court to stack punishments for each, end-to-end, which is called consecutive sentences. In one of the author’s GA SIBV cases, there were ten (10) seriously injured people, which meant up to 150 years of potential jail time.

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Quick Answer: How Do You Find the Best Criminal Lawyer in Atlanta, GA?

Many Atlanta law firms claim to be the “best,” but only a few can back that up with objective, third‑party credentials.

  • Ignore self‑proclaimed hype and look instead at independent rating services like Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Best Law Firms in America, Martindale‑Hubbell, and AVVO.
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By: Georgia Lawyers Near Me for DUI, Larry Kohn, and Cory Yager of GeorgiaCriminalDefense.com

What do police say when they arrest you? This is a very common question of our DUI attorneys from our clients in Georgia who are arrested for drunk driving or drugged driving. Georgia is the only state in the Union where important legal advisements are routinely read immediately after arrest at the roadside, rather than at the police station.

Many shocked and surprised clients later assume that the police interrogation case, Miranda v. Arizona is the basis of what is being read. In 99% of all DUI GA cases, if anything at all is being read at the roadway to you by a law enforcement officer, it is the Georgia implied consent notice, and not the Miranda rights words. If any DUI lawyer tells you otherwise, he or she may be misleading you to try to get you to pay that Firm a retainer fee.

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