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The landmark Elliott case that prevents prosecutors from introducing evidence of someone's refusal to submit to a breath test in Georgia is also affecting actual breath tests in Georgia.

Just last month, in the landmark case of Elliott v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the admission of someone's refusal to submit to a breath test in DUI cases are not admissible at trial and violate the Georgia Constitution.

Often times when people are injured in an automobile collision or other incident involving the negligence of others, their health insurance does not cover some of the treatment necessary to make a full recovery or deal to the injuries suffered.

Over the past year or so, the city of Atlanta, the new city of South Fulton, and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners have all enacted legislation which makes possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce an city or county ordinance violation...

Your license to drive in Georgia can be suspended for numerous reasons. It might be for failure to appear in court for a traffic ticket, failing to pay child support, or being convicted of an offense such a Driving without Insurance or Hit & Run.

Miranda warnings, which advise people who are arrested of their right to remain silent, their right to an attorney, and the warning that anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law come up in many police and legal shows and movies...

Just a few months ago, the Supreme Court of Georgia in Olevik v. State (No. S17A0738) decided that individuals have a Constitutional right to refuse a breath test when requested by police in a DUI investigation.

Beginning on July 1, 2018, an important new law will go in to effect in Georgia. Like more and more other states around the United States, Georgia will implement a new "hands free law" for its drivers.

There has been a recent trend in the criminal justice system for those people charged with drug and alcohol related crimes who have substance abuse issues to use treatment as an alternative to incarceration or jail time.

Understanding how the court system in Georgia is structured can be helpful to why your case is where it is and what your options are to resolve your traffic citation.