Georgia Public broadcasting recently did an analysis of the problems ongoing at the Fulton County jail and the crushing backlog of cases waiting to go to trial. GPB contacted Jason B. Sheffield, past president of the Georgia Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, for comment about the accused persons waiting to have their day in court….
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Jason Sheffield Comments on Jury Selection in Trump Election trial
Atlanta defense attorney Jason Sheffield adds color to recent news story about the jury selection process for the first Trump election trial. … Lawyers in the case will be trying to winnow out those prospective jurors who have a prejudice or bias against one side or the other, Decatur lawyer Jason Sheffield said. “It’s going…
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Defense convinced judge that decision to invoke the death penalty violated defendant‘s constitutional rights
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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Judge to decide if Ahmaud Arbery’s imperfect past is relevant
Attorneys for Travis McMichael, Bob Rubin and Jason Sheffield, have filed motions to introduce into evidence proof of Ahmaud Arbery’s mental illness and past criminal conduct. Rubin and Sheffield contend that the evidence regarding Arbery’s background is relevant to explain his bizarre conduct, both at the house he entered without authorization and on the streets…
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Rubin and Sheffield weigh in on Chauvin verdict
Jason Sheffield and Bob Rubin, attorneys for Travis McMichael sent First Coast News a statement reacting to the Chauvin verdict saying: “We think the jury’s verdict in the Chauvin case is fully supported by the evidence presented in the courtroom and not how the media or social movement portrayed it. We trust and expect the…
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Winning Despite DNA: The Truth You Must Reveal by Jason Sheffield
Jason Sheffield’s article Winning Despite DNA: The Truth You Must Reveal was published in the April 202 issue of The Champion, by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The report from the crime lab arrives. After visual and alternate light source testing, the 14-year-old victim’s underwear “reveals stains characteristic of semen.” Chemical and serological…
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Rubin and Sheffield speak with Atlanta media about representing murder suspect, Travis McMichael
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 Sheffield File Pre-trial Request To Raise “Mistake Of Age” Defense And Constitutional Challenge In Statutory Rape Case
In a rare and unprecedented pre-trial motion, Doug Peters and Jason Sheffield raised a constitutional challenge to charges of Statutory Rape and Child Molestation being pursued without the client being allowed to inform the jury that he believed the alleged victim was of age. The client, a 21-year-old college student, met a 14-year-old girl online…
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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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