State v. Hughes – the seige on standard of review continues and de novo wins again
State v. Hughes, A13A1399, Court of Appeals of Georgia, November 21, 2013. The Court of Appeals reversed the Trial Court in Columbus after granting a motion on probable cause that suppressed a blood test in a felony vehicular homicide. This case represents another in a long line of recent cases where traditionally an erroneous or any […]
Read MoreDUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alfo
DUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alford was found guilty after a bench trial of DUI in Muscogee County State Court in Columbus, Georgia in 1995 without an attorney. He filed a Habeas Corpus petition alleging that he was entitled to legal representation. The Georgia Supreme Court […]
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