Source: “Jury pool challenged at Atlanta Public Schools trial,” by Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 21, 2014. Defense lawyers are challenging the pool of prospective jurors for the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial, saying a hearing is needed to find out why African-Americans are so underrepresented. The challenge is based on the racial composition of…
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Peters and Rubin featured in national magazine for first successful Sexsomnia defense in Georgia
By Douglas Peters and Robert Rubin Introduction Most child molestation cases fit into one of two broad categories. In the first category, the client admits he1 intentionally committed the act of which he is accused. He may admit he has a problem and needs help, or he may insist he has no explanation for his actions…
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Doug Peters and Scott Key Obtain Reversal of Aggravated Child Molestation Convictions, Saving Defendant from 60-Year Prison Sentence
Roger Darst was formerly represented by other counsel in his jury trial in Gwinnett County on allegations made by his 2 foster children that he placed his mouth on their vaginas and put his penis in their mouths. The defendant was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to serve 60 years in prison. Mr….
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Rubin and principal prepare for Atlanta Public School Trial
Atlanta Public School principal Dana Evans and attorney Bob Rubin interviewed on WSB TV regarding their preparations for trial.
Doug Peters Invited to Lecture to California Criminal Defense Lawyers on “The Dynamics of Defending Sex Cases Involving Children”
Doug Peters accepted an invitation from the California Public Defenders Association to speak at their winter conference held on December 7, 2013 at the Seven Seasons Hotel in Palm Springs, California. The conference was attended by criminal defense lawyers working in the statewide California Public Defender Offices as well as criminal defense attorneys in private…
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Sheffield and Peters Obtain Dismissal in Child Molestation Case
Following Defense Counsel’s intensive review of the facts of the case, which centered on prior false allegations amidst a divorce and custody battle over the child, and working with child abuse experts, Defense Counsel convinced the District Attorney’s Office that the child’s behavior was not consistent with being abused and that the child had been…
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Sheffield and Peters Obtain Dismissal in Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
Following Defense Counsel’s intensive review of the facts of the case and their work with medical experts in pediatric neuroradiology and acute life threatening events (ALTEs), defense counsel was able to demonstrate that the bleeds in baby’s head were there as a result of her stopping breathing and going without oxygen for an extended period…
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Sheffield Awarded GACDL’s President’s Award for Service
Marcia Shein, the outgoing President of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), awarded the President’s Award to Jason B. Sheffield at GACDL’s 2014 Winter Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Shein congratulated Sheffield on his continued service of three years as Treasurer and how it has lead to the fiscal strength of the 1600-member…
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Rubin and Sheffield get murder charges dismissed in Shaken Baby case
In the “Shaken Baby Syndrome” trial of State of Georgia v. Jamal Rashaad Thomas, the state dismissed all murder charges before the jury could decide the case. Defense counsel for Mr. Thomas, Robert G. Rubin and Jason B. Sheffield, had just put up their first expert, a pediatric neuropathologist from Oxford, England who specialized in…
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Rubin gets charges dropped against man who charged electric car
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned the DeKalb County solicitor is dismissing criminal theft charges against a driver who plugged his electric car into an outlet at a public school. Chamblee Police Chief and City Manager Marc Johnson told Channel 2’s Jodie Fleischer he agrees with the prosecutor’s decision to drop the…
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