Legal aid services are for people who need legal assistance or representation but are unable to access it due to prohibitive costs. These services are primarily focused on civil legal matters because criminal prosecution in Georgia is handled by county district attorney’s offices with criminal defense for the indigent provided free of charge by the […]
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How Young Thug’s Community Feels About His Upcoming Trial
Jury selection is underway for the trial of Young Thug and some members of his Young Stoner Life Records label. It will likely take weeks to find a jury for the trial, which is expected to take anywhere from six to nine months. Each of the 14 co-defendants lawyers will have the opportunity to ask […]
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How to Get a Misdemeanor Expunged in Georgia
A criminal record can quickly become a nuisance that causes you to lose out on housing and job opportunities. If you’ve ever been arrested, even if you weren’t convicted of a crime, there is a public record that can be accessed by landlords and employers who do background checks on applicants. Arrest and/or misdemeanor charge […]
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The Trial of Young Thug and YSL Starts This Month. Here’s What to Know.
All eyes will be on rapper Young Thug as he heads to trial on Jan. 9. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is trying to prove that Young Thug is the head of a criminal enterprise. The case, which is expected to take months in court, alleges that Young Thug and his associates engaged in […]
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Is A Guilty Verdict Enough? Black Residents in Atlanta Aren’t So Sure.
Atlanta resident Gregory Sutton has spent the last 15 years going in and out of Georgia prisons, sleeping on hard mattresses and confined to a cell for 23 hours a day — and that’s exactly the experience he wants for the three white men who chased down and murdered Ahmaud Arbery. A jury found Travis […]