VIOLENT CRIMES IN GEORGIA
Athens GA Violent Crime Defense Lawyer
Our attorneys defend the following crimes:
Murder - First Degree |
Rape Felony murder Child abuse Maiming Kidnapping Domestic violence |
Attempted murder Aggravated assault Car jacking Manslaughter Battery |
Attempted murder
Attempted murder means planning or trying to kill someone. It is a criminal offence.
Conspiracy to commit a crime
A person is charged with conspiracy if he along with one or more persons plan or prepare to commit a crime together.
Forcible misdemeanors and Gun rights
In Georgia there is a specific list of misdemeanors which are considered forcible misdemeanors. Most family violence misdemeanors are considered as forcible misdemeanors. Any misdemeanor that involves the threat of violence or actual violence is also considered a forcible misdemeanor. If convicted, the person looses the right to carry a firearm. If the person is employed and his job required him to carry a forearm, he is mostly likely to loose that job.
A person convicted of felony cannot carry a firearm.
Prior convictions
Prior convictions can affect the outcome of a case. A person with a prior conviction for felony will be sentenced to the maximum penalty on the second conviction. Conviction on other states including probated sentence will be counted as prior conviction.
A single prior conviction of a serious violent felony will mean you are required to serve the maximum sentence, with no parole, for a second conviction.
Georgia’s three strikes law will apply for a third felony conviction in Georgia, even if the first two were in other states. A person convicted under the three strikes law will be sentenced to the maximum sentence without the possibility of parole.
Violent felony
Under Georgia law murder or felony murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, or aggravated sexual battery are considered violent felony.
Violent felony in Georgia has a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison with no possibility of parole for all of the serious violent felonies except murder, which has higher minimums. You cannot avail of the First Offender Program. If you are sentenced to life in prison, you won’t be eligible for parole for the first 14 years. If you are sentenced to less than life you must serve the entire sentence. If you are sentenced to death and that sentence is later changed to a life term, you will have to spend 25 years in prison before you can be considered for parole
Robbery
Robbery is taking of property from the person or presence of the victim, which means that the taking must be from the victim's possession, whether actual or constructive.
Unarmed robbery conviction could mean a prison sentence of one to twenty years based on the circumstances of the robbery and prior convictions. For armed robbery, the MINIMUM sentence in Georgia is 10 years without parole. Under certain circumstances, if convicted for armed robbery, you can face the death penalty.
Assault and Battery
Assault is an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.
Battery is an intentional unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive contact with another person.
The penalty for assault and battery depends on many factors including prior convictions. Battery is a felony.
Family violence
Any abusive, violent, coercive, forceful, or threatening act or word inflicted by one member of a family or household on another can constitute domestic violence.
Under Georgia law, family members are considered spouses or ex-spouses, parents, children, step parents, stepchildren, foster parents, foster children, people who are parents of the same child or children and people who live together or used to live together.
In cases of Family Violence, you are required to see a judge who will set your bond before you can leave jail.
Facing a violent offense such as assault, murder, robbery or battery? Contact an experienced Athens Georgia lawyer immediately.
Our violent crime defense attorneys defend cases in Athens, GA (Georgia), Athens-Clarke County, Watkinsville, Carnesville, Elberton, Homer, Jefferson, Danielsville, Lexington, Hartwell, Winder, Clarke County, Oconee County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Banks County, Jackson County, Madison County, Hart County, Barrow County and Oglethorpe County, University of Georgia (UGA), Piedmont Judicial Circuit, and the Northern Judicial Circuit. We can help you fight your case. Call our law firm at (phone).
