Prine Law Group is a criminal defense and trial practice firm based at 740 Mulberry Street in downtown Macon, Georgia. Founded in 2007 by Joseph R. Prine Jr., the firm has grown to include three attorneys with a combined 38 years of courtroom experience across Middle Georgia. The firm handles…
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Juvenile Procedural Rights in Georgia
Constitutional Protections Under In re Gault and In re Winship Juveniles in delinquency proceedings are entitled to fundamental due process protections established by the U.S. Supreme Court in In re...
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Forgery Charges in Georgia
First Degree Forgery A person commits forgery in the first degree when he or she knowingly makes under O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-1(a), alters, or possesses any writing in a fictitious name...
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Homicide Mental States in Georgia
Mental State Hierarchy Georgia's homicide offenses, codified at O.C.G.A. Sections 16-5-1 through 16-5-4, form a hierarchy based on the defendant's mental state at the time of the killing. Malice murder...
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RICO Asset Forfeiture in Georgia
Forfeiture Provisions Georgia RICO provides for the forfeiture of any real or personal property constituting or derived from any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from the pattern of racketeering activity,...
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Stalking and Aggravated Stalking in Georgia
Stalking A person commits the offense of stalking when he or she follows under O.C.G.A. Section 16-5-90(a), places under surveillance, or contacts another person at or about a place or...
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Conspiracy Charges in Georgia
General Conspiracy Georgia's conspiracy statute provides that a person commits conspiracy when he or she together with one or more persons conspires to commit any crime and any one or...
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Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court in Georgia
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Under O.C.G.A. Title 15, Chapter 11 Georgia's juvenile courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over delinquent children under O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-560. The juvenile court exercises jurisdiction over children...
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Sexually Dangerous Predator Commitment in Georgia
Sexually Dangerous Predator Act.2 Georgia's Sexually Dangerous Predator Act under O.C.G.A. Section 42-1-12.2 authorizes civil commitment of individuals who have been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who suffer...
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Identity Fraud Charges in Georgia
Georgia Identity Fraud Statutes Georgia's identity fraud statutes under O.C.G.A. Sections 16-9-121 through 16-9-128 criminalize the willful and fraudulent use of another person's identifying information without authorization and with the...
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Family Violence and Domestic Assault in Georgia
Family Violence Act Georgia's Family Violence Act defines family violence as the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between past or present spouses, persons who are parents...
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Juvenile Detention in Georgia
Detention Criteria A child may be placed in secure detention pending adjudication only if there is probable cause to believe the child committed the alleged delinquent act and the court...
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Kidnapping and False Imprisonment in Georgia
Kidnapping A person commits kidnapping when he or she abducts or steals away another person without lawful authority or warrant and holds such other person against his or her will...
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Theft by Deception in Georgia
Theft by Deception A person commits theft by deception when he or she obtains property by any deceitful means or artful practice with the intention of depriving the owner of...
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State Habeas corpus (a court petition challenging the legality of detention) in Georgia
Georgia Habeas Corpus Georgia's habeas corpus statute, O.C.G.A. Section 9-14-42, provides a post-conviction remedy for persons in custody under a sentence of a state court who claim their conviction or...
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Post-Conviction Remedies in Georgia
Overview and Remedies Hierarchy Georgia provides several post-conviction remedies for persons challenging their convictions or sentences. These remedies must generally be pursued in a specific sequence: motion for new trial,...
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Controlled Substance Classification in Georgia
Five-Schedule System Under the Georgia Controlled Substances Act Georgia's Controlled Substances Act, codified at O.C.G.A. Sections 16-13-20 through 16-13-56, classifies regulated drugs into five schedules under O.C.G.A. Sections 16-13-25 through...
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Georgia RICO Predicate Acts vs. Federal RICO
Georgia RICO Predicate Acts Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, codified at O.C.G.A. Sections 16-14-1 through 16-14-15, defines racketeering activity broadly under O.C.G.A. Section 16-14-3(5) to include an extensive...
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Child Molestation Charges in Georgia
Elements Child molestation in Georgia occurs when a person commits any immoral or indecent act to or in the presence of or with any child under the age of sixteen...
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Evidence at Probation Revocation Hearings in Georgia
Preponderance of Evidence Standard.1 Probation revocation hearings under O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-34.1, probation revocation hearings in Georgia use the preponderance of the evidence standard rather than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard applicable at...
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Juvenile Transfer Hearing in Georgia
Transfer Hearing Procedure When the district attorney petitions for transfer of a juvenile case to superior court, the juvenile court must conduct a full adversarial hearing under O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-562....
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Aggravated Battery in Georgia
Statutory Elements Aggravated battery occurs when a person maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving the victim of a member of the body, rendering a member of the body...
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Parole Revocation Procedure in Georgia
Due Process Requirements Under Morrissey v. Brewer Parole revocation in Georgia, governed by O.C.G.A. Sections 42-9-42 through 42-9-51, must comply with the due process requirements established by the U.S. Supreme...
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Computer Crime Laws in Georgia
Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act Georgia's Computer Systems Protection Act, codified at O.C.G.A. Sections 16-9-90 through 16-9-94, criminalizes unauthorized access to computer systems, computer theft, computer trespass, computer invasion of...
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Appeal Deadlines and Error Preservation in Georgia
Critical Deadline Summary Georgia imposes strict deadlines for post-conviction filings, and failure to comply results in loss of the right to review. The motion for new trial under O.C.G.A. Section...