Recent Outcomes
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*Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
DUI Defense
DUI & Multiple Traffic Charges: Reduced
DUI, driving while license suspended, no proof of insurance, and driving on the wrong side of the road: four separate charges from one Chatham County State Court case, all reduced by the State to a single Reckless Driving charge due to evidentiary issues, with the client sentenced to 12 months’ probation, one suspended day of jail, and an $800 fine. For Savannah-area clients facing a DUI stacked with multiple additional traffic charges, consolidating four separate offenses into one Reckless Driving plea can dramatically reduce the licensing and insurance fallout compared to convictions on all four.
Criminal Defense
Expired Tag: Dismissed
What began as a routine equipment violation, an expired tag citation, was dismissed in Chatham County State Court without any fine or record for the Savannah-area client.
Criminal Defense
Driving While License Suspended: Dismissed
Driving on a suspended license, a charge that can carry mandatory jail time on a second offense in Georgia, was dismissed in Chatham County State Court, sparing the Savannah-area client that exposure entirely.
Criminal Defense
Criminal Trespass: Dismissed
In a second, separate matter, another Chatham County Recorder’s Court criminal trespass charge was dismissed, closing out the case with no conviction on the Savannah-area client’s record.
Criminal Defense
Criminal Trespass: Dismissed
Resolved without a conviction, a criminal trespass charge against a Savannah-area client was dismissed in Chatham County Recorder’s Court.
Criminal Defense
Fourth-Degree Forgery: Dismissed
Unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, the State dismissed a fourth-degree forgery charge in Chatham County State Court. Forgery charges in Savannah’s Chatham County require proof of intent to defraud, and when that proof falls short, a dismissal like this one follows.
Domestic Violence
Simple Battery, Family Violence: Dismissed
Both a simple battery, family violence charge and a hindering an emergency telephone call charge were dismissed in a single Chatham County State Court case. The charges stemmed from one Savannah-area domestic incident, and the matter closed with every count dismissed.
Criminal Defense
Vehicular Homicide & Serious Injury: Dismissed
First-degree homicide by vehicle, serious injury by vehicle, reckless driving, and speeding: all four charges from a single Chatham County Superior Court case were dismissed. Vehicular homicide charges are among the most serious a Savannah-area client can face, and this case closed with no conviction on any of the underlying counts.
Criminal Defense
Theft by Receiving Stolen Property: Not Guilty
Fourteen minutes of jury deliberation in Chatham County State Court ended with a Not Guilty verdict on a theft by receiving stolen property charge, and the client was ordered released immediately. Jury trials are relatively rare in Savannah-area theft cases, and a verdict this fast signals how thoroughly the jury rejected the State’s evidence once the case was actually tried.
DUI Defense
DUI, Multiple Substances: Reduced
Completing Georgia’s first-time DUI conditions supported a reduction from a multiple-substance DUI charge to Reckless Driving in Chatham County Recorder’s Court, with an accompanying possession of a drug-related object charge dismissed outright. For Savannah-area clients facing a multiple-substance DUI, completing risk-reduction and treatment conditions can support a reduction to Reckless Driving instead of a DUI conviction on the record.
DUI Defense
DUI & Wrong-Way Driving: Dismissed
Defense motions were granted and the State conceded it could not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, leading to the dismissal of a DUI and driving the wrong way on a one-way roadway case in Chatham County State Court. This Savannah-area result underscores how successfully litigated pretrial motions can force the State to abandon a DUI prosecution before it ever reaches a jury.
Criminal Defense
Harassing Communications: Dismissed
A harassing communications charge in Chatham County State Court was dismissed after the client successfully completed Georgia’s Pre-Trial Diversion program. Savannah-area clients facing a first harassing communications allegation can often resolve the case through diversion, avoiding a conviction while satisfying the court’s required conditions.
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