Attorneys Sheffield, Hodges, and King appeared in Columbus Georgia in the State of Georgia vs. Rebecca Haynie. The prosecutor had suddenly elected to bring the death penalty, after the case had been pending for seven years. Fortunately, after five months of preparation, the defense team held a hearing and convinced the judge that the prosecutor’s…
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Foss Hodges News
Hodges lecture selected for NACDL webinar and self-study programs
Foss Hodges’ lecture on presenting the testimony of medical experts in child molestation and sexual assault cases selected for NACDL webinar and self-study programs. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has selected a lecture by Foss Hodges for its webinar: Defending Sexual Assault Cases and for its self-study program: Litigating & Challenging Forensics Issues in…
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Defense claims Canadian vendor illegally altered Columbus grand jury pool in murder case
Attorneys for a woman and her alleged ex-lover accused of killing her estranged husband in 2004 are claiming the suspects’ indictment was illegal and should be quashed. The lawyers representing Rebecca McInnis Haynie and Donald Keith Phillips, each charged with murder in the fatal March 4, 2004, shooting of Columbus auto shop owner Kirby Smith,…
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Peters And Hodges Have “Cruelty To Children” Charges Dismissed Following Defense Investigation And Review By Forensic Pathologist
Defendant hired Mr. Peters and Mr. Hodges when Defendant and her fiancé were arrested for spanking and causing injury to Defendant’s 8-year-old son. Photographs showed extensive “bruising” on the child’s buttocks. A medical examination concluded the bruising was consistent with a vicious beating. Defendant and her fiancé gave statements to the GBI, and each admitted…
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Hodges Wins at Supreme Court of Georgia
In August 2018, attorney, Foss Hodges, obtained a reversal for his client, Jessie Mercer, in Georgia’s highest court. Jessie Mercer was convicted in 2004 of kidnapping and other offenses in connection with a home invasion and robbery. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. His co-defendant, Rasaul Rayshad, was convicted of the same offenses…
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Peters, Rubin, and Sheffield Begin Pretrial Hearings on the Kirby Smith Cold Murder Case
Jason B. Sheffield, Foss Hodges, and Erin King continued in pretrial hearings in Muscogee Superior Court in front of Judge Bemon McBride, this time asking the Court to dismiss the indictment due to violations of their client’s Constitutional right to a Speedy Trial. The Court heard witness testimony offered by Mr. Hodges, specifically from Forensic…
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