Gwinnett County State Court
Forgery
Charges dismissed through pretrial diversion.
January 2025
Gwinnett County State Court
Battery – Family Violence Act
Charges dismissed through pretrial diversion.
January 2025
Douglas County Superior and State Courts
Theft by Taking
Client charged with felony and misdemeanor charges of theft from related incidents resolved cases through pretrial diversion and a probation plea as a first offender resulting in no conviction.
January 2025
Fulton County Superior Court
Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime
Client charged as a result of a shooting entered a nolo contendere (no contest) plea under the first offender act to a reduced misdemeanor count of reckless conduct for a suspended sentence (no probation or jail time) pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement.
January 2025
Clayton County State Court
Simple Battery – Family Violence, Simple Battery, Simple Assault – Family Violence, Obstruction/Hindering an Emergency Phone Call
Charges dismissed.
January 2025
DeKalb County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling/COAM Cash Payout
Client charged with commercial gambling based on COAM cash payouts and assets seized from store. Assets released and returned and case dismissed.
October 2024
Dougherty County State Court
Sexual Battery
Client, a former educator, entered a plea agreement under first offender for 12 months probation and a fine that was terminated at the time of the plea based on the client’s immediate payment of the fine.
September 2024
Fulton County Superior Court
Terroristic Threats, Battery – Family Violence
Charges dismissed.
September 2024
DeKalb Superior Court
Forfeiture
Client awarded all monies seized after a motion to suppress hearing in which the Court granted the motion finding the State’s seizure of the funds was unlawful and a subsequent evidentiary hearing to determine distribution of the funds in which the Court determined Client, rather than a competing claimant, was the rightful owner of the monies seized.
December 2023
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud
Client sentenced to three years supervised release with a period of home detention and electronic monitoring in lieu of custody.
November 2023
DeKalb County Superior Court
Child Molestation
Client entered a guilty plea to reduced misdemeanor charge and sentenced to 12 months probation suspended.
November 2023
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Providing Contraband in Prison
Client, a former corrections officer charged with providing an inmate with multiple contraband including a knife and cellphone, was sentenced to 60 days in custody and 3 years of supervised release.
October 2023
Fulton County Superior Court
Possession with intent to distribute
Case dismissed by District Attorney’s Office prior to indictment.
August 2023
DeKalb County Superior Court
Retroactive First Offender
Client granted retroactive first offender treatment for sentence from 2008 previously completed including restriction and sealing of case.
June 2023
Clayton County Superior Court
Aggravated Assault
Case dismissed by District Attorney’s Office prior to indictment.
February 2023
Clayton County State Court
Commercial Gambling/COAM Cash Payout
Client originally charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place, and RICO based on COAM cash payouts. Client entered a guilty plea to correct and reduced violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-12-35 (COAM cash payout) for a $500 fine.
February 2023
Gwinnett County State Court
Underage Possession of Alcohol
Case dismissed with arrest record restricted.
December 2022
Forsyth County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts
Client charged with commercial gambling based on COAM cash payouts. Case dismissed with arrest record restricted.
November 2022
Clayton County State Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts
Client originally charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place, and RICO based on COAM cash payouts. Case dismissed based on completion of pretrial diversion with arrest record restricted.
October 2022
Clayton County State Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts
Client originally charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place, and RICO based on COAM cash payouts. Client entered a guilty plea to reduced misdemeanor violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-12-35 (COAM cash payout) for $500 fine.
October 2022
DeKalb County Superior Court
Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
Case dismissed by District Attorney’s Office based on an unlawful stop and equal access.
October 2022
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Making False Statement to Licensed Firearms Dealer (18 U.S.C. § 922)
Client charged federally with being a straw purchaser for a large number of guns. Client entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 52 months in custody.
August 2022
Fulton County State Court
Terroristic Threats
Client charged terroristic threats. Criminal case dismissed upon completion of anger management course.
April 2022
Hall County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling, Keeping a Gambling Place, and RICO based on COAM Cash Payouts
Client charged with commercial gambling based on COAM cash payouts. Case dismissed based on completion of pretrial diversion with arrest record restricted.
March 2022
Crisp County Superior Court
RICO Forfeiture
RICO Forfeiture case against Clients dismissed based on settlement of main parties.
March 2022
DeKalb County State Court
Simple Assault
Case dismissed based on the Solicitor’s Office declining to file formal charges.
January 2022
Fulton County State Court
Arrested in Sandy Springs for Possession of Marijuana Less than an Ounce
Case bound over from Sandy Springs Municipal Court to Fulton County State Court and dismissed through completion of pretrial diversion with arrest restricted.
January 2022
Fulton County Superior Court
Post-Conviction
Client’s sentence corrected to reflect correct and full credit for time served resulting in client's immediate release from prison.
December 2021
Fulton County State Court
Simple Battery
Case dismissed through completion of pretrial diversion with arrest restricted.
October 2021
Clayton County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling, Keeping a Gambling Place, and RICO based on COAM Cash Payouts
Charges reduced to misdemeanor violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-12-35 (COAM cash payout) for 12 months probation and fine under first offender act with probation terminated after six months.
September 2021
Fulton County Superior Court
Aggravated Assault
Case dismissed.
July 2021
Atlanta Police Department
Investigation for Sexual Assault
Investigation closed without formal charges.
July 2021
Richmond County Superior Court
Post-Conviction
Client’s sentence corrected to reflect he pled to a reduced charge of robbery (from armed robbery) and awarding full credit for time served.
May 2021
Douglas County Superior Court
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana Less than an Ounce, and Traffic Offenses
Client entered guilty plea to a single traffic offense for a fine with all other charges dismissed.
March 2021
Fulton County State Court
Battery – Family Violence.
Case dismissed prior to accusation being filed with arrest record restricted.
January 2021
DeKalb County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts
Case dismissed with arrest record restricted.
January 2021
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Client sentenced in 2009 to 20 years, the mandatory minimum resulting from a § 851 enhancement for a prior drug conviction.
Client’s motion for compassionate release reducing sentence to time served granted.
November 2020
Floyd County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts(multiple counts), False Statements (related to taxes), and Money Laundering (Fraudulent Transactions)
All charges dismissed.
August 2020
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien
Client entered plea agreement and received a sentence of time served
August 2020
Clayton County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts and RICO Forfeiture Complaint
Criminal case dismissed through pretrial diversion with arrest record restricted and case sealed. RICO Forfeiture dismissed.
April 2020
Fulton County Superior Court
Attempted Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Criminal Damage to Property, and Possession of Firearm during Commission of Felony
Client entered negotiated Alford plea to aggravated assault for suspended sentence of 2 years under the first offender act with the remaining charges dismissed.
October 2019
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
Distribution of Drugs and subject to Career Offender Enhancement facing Sentencing Guidelines range of 188-235 months
Sentenced to 140 months.
September 2019
Gwinnett County Superior Court
Forfeiture
State's Forfeiture Complaint as to Client’s assets seized dismissed for State’s failure to hold timely hearing or seek continuance.
August 2019
Warren County Superior Court
Reckless Driving
Case dismissed.
July 2019
Cherokee County Superior Court
Terroristic Threats against Educator
Case dismissed based on grand jury no bill.
July 2019
Fulton County Superior Court
DUI (3rd in 10 years) and Felony Fleeing/Attempting to Elude
Non-negotiated guilty plea resulting in a sentence of 5 years to serve 15 days with the balance probated.
June 2019
Georgia Court of Appeals
Appeal of Conviction for Trafficking in Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime
DeKalb County Superior Court
Commercial Gambling based on COAM Cash Payouts (multiple cases)
Cases dismissed through pretrial diversion with arrest records and case files restricted and sealed.
June 2019
DeKalb County State Court
Battery
Case dismissed through pretrial diversion with arrest record restricted and court filed sealed.
June 2019
DeKalb County State Court
Criminal Warrant Application for Simple Battery against Educator
Application dismissed.
May 2019
