Can Dope Get You a DUI?

D.U.I by DOPE? Oh yes. Under Georgia’s DUI law, if you are “impaired” by alcohol, illegal drugs, legal prescriptions, or any combination of the three, to a degree where you are a “less safe driver”, you can be convicted of DUI. Marijuana cases are somewhat harder for Law Enforcement to prove, as the physical manifestations […]

Sex Trafficking Ring Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, February 21, 2014. The-leader of a sex-trafficking ring that exploited dozens of women was sentenced today in Savannah to life in prison, The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia announced. Joaquin Mendez-Hernandez, also known as “El Flaco,” was sentenced by U.S. […]

Police department lawyer is jailed by own client on suspicion of drug and weapons crimes

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, February 21, 2014. A lawyer for the Salt Lake City police department has been arrested on suspicion of drug and weapon crimes by employees of his own client. James Wesley Robinson, 50, was arrested and jailed along with two adult sons after a […]

Police Complaint: Ravens’ Ray Rice Strikes Fiancee Unconscious in NJ Casino

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, February 21, 2014. Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice allegedly knocked his fiancee unconscious by “striking her with his hand,” during an altercation between the pair at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino over the weekend, according to the police complaint. Grainy security footage […]

Man found guilty in jet ski death of Usher’s stepson

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, February 24, 2014. ATLANTA – A jury has found Jeff Hubbard guilty of homicide by vessel in the incident that resulted in the death of Kile Glover, stepson of entertainer usher.  Another child was seriously hurt. Hubbard was also found guilty of serious injury […]

Accused of punching a photographer, actor Sam Worthington arrested

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, February 24, 2014. (CNN) — Actor Sam Worthington, best known for his leading role in the 2009 blockbuster “Avatar,” was arrested Sunday after getting into an altercation with a photographer, New York City police said. Worthington is accused of punching photographer Sheng Li in […]

Falcons wide receiver Roddy White briefly jailed in Ga. for failure to appear in court

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Traffic Violations on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. ATLANTA- Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has been arrested on a warrant charging him with failing to appear in court. Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Shannon Volkodav confirmed White was booked at the jail in that Atlanta suburb early Tuesday. […]

Bill Would Let Police Collect DNA Upon Felony Request

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, February 17, 2014. Georgia lawmakers are considering allowing law enforcement officers to collect DNA samples of anyone arrested for a felony, a practice found constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. Senate Bill 135, sponsored by Sen. Josh McKoon, a civil litigator […]

Marshawn Lynch resolving DUI case

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in DUI on Friday, February 21, 2014. Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has agreed to plead guilty Friday in an Oakland, Calif., courtroom to the lesser charge of reckless driving, which will end his pending DUI case. “We are resolving the case Friday by pleading to a […]

Police: Baby dies in Smyrna DUI wreck

On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in DUI on Monday, February 17, 2014. An 8-month-old baby riding in an improperly installed car seat was killed late Saturday in an alcohol-related, head-on crash in Smyrna, police said.  The child’s father is charged with vehicular homicide. Two other children, a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old, were also […]