Georgia is getting tough on speeders by raising fines. Effective January 1, 2010, Georgia changed its speeding laws for Super Speeders. Super Speeders are high risk drivers who put other drivers at risk by ignoring speed restrictions in roads and highways in Georgia. Under the Super Speeder Law (Georgia Law HB 160) offenders will be […]
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 […]
Kerry Kennedy acquitted in DWI trial
On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, March 3, 2014. White Plains, New York (CNN) — Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was acquitted in New York on Friday of charges that she was driving under the influence of a drug. A jury deliberated for an hour […]
Federal Judge Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi has pleaded guilty to first-offense DWI. Tim Leger, Lake Charles City Court’s judicial administrator, tells KPLC-TV that Minaldi entered the plea last week before Judge Thomas Quirk. She was issued […]
The Golden Hour After an Arrest
In a medical emergency, the treatment you receive during the first hour – often called the “Golden Hour” – can make all the difference between whether you live or die. In a legal emergency, the “Golden Hour” can mean the difference between being convicted of a crime or having the charges dismissed. Following an arrest, […]
DMX gets arrested again in South Carolina
On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense and DUI Defense on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. (CNN) – DMX may realize by now that South Carolina police know who he is and that he does not have a driver’s license. The rapper – real name Earl Simmons – spent three hours in jail […]
City of Atlanta says alcohol was factor in crash that killed employee
On behalf of Raymond Giudice P.C. posted in Criminal Defense and DUI Defense on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Atlanta – A City of Atlanta employee is facing charges for causing a wreck that killed a co-worker. A city spokesperson said alcohol was a factor in the crash. The City of Atlanta has a zero-tolerance policy […]