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, 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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7-Year-Long Legal Battle Ends in Acquittal
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A Dougherty County jury made its decision in a 2006 murder retrial on Friday. Charles Gaillard was found not guilty of murder and felony murder. The jury was hung on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Gaillard negotiated a plea for voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges. The judge agreed to a plea…
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Dunwoody Daycare Murder Conviction Reversed
Hemy Neuman was accused of shooting and killing another man in a highly-publicized case dubbed the “Dunwoody Daycare Shooting.” Doug Peters and Bob Rubin were hired by Mr. Neuman to defend him against the charge of murder. In order to understand how a person of Mr. Neuman’s intellect, exemplary job history, and familial bonds with…
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Doug Peters and Bob Rubin interviewed on “20/20” and “Dateline” in Dunwoody Murder Case
Defense attorneys Doug Peters and Bob Rubin respond to post trial national media inquiries from Elizabeth Vargas of NBC’s “20/20” and from Dennis Murphy of ABC’s “Dateline.” While hours of jury deliberation over 1 ½ days ended in a verdict of guilty, the jury also rejected the testimony of a state’s psychiatrist and found in…
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Neuman to Plead Insanity in Dunwoody Day Care Shooting
Hemy Neuman’s lawyers filed notice Friday their client will plead not guilty by reason of insanity, acknowledging he in fact shot and killed Rusty Sneiderman outside a Dunwoody day care facility last November. “The issue is not what happened, but why it happened,” said attorney Doug Peters in an interview with the AJC. “The facts of this…
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Hemy Zvi Neuman Indicted by DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office In Dunwoody Day Care Killing Case
Indictment Cancels Preliminary Hearing, Prevents Defense’s Witness Presentation, Cross-examination The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office has indicted Hemy Zvi Neuman for the shooting death of Russell “Rusty” Sneiderman in the Dunwoody Day Care Killing case. The indictment of Neuman has resulted in the cancellation of his preliminary hearing scheduled for February 8. Under Georgia law, when…
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Decatur Law Firm Peters, Rubin, & Sheffield Selected as Defense Team for Alleged Shooter in Dunwoody Day Care Killing Case
Veteran criminal defense lawyers, Douglas N. Peters and Robert G. Rubin, of Peters, Rubin & Sheffield, have been selected as the defense team for the alleged shooter in the Dunwoody Day Care Killing case. Hemy Zvi Neuman, 48, of Marietta, is charged with murder for the alleged killing of Russell “Rusty” Sneiderman November 18 outside…
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Attorney Doug Peters featured in 48 HOURS Special following Not Guilty Verdict in Babysitter Murder case alleging Death of Child from Sexual Assault and Shaken Baby Syndrome
CBS News Lawrenceville, Georgia May 7, 2003 The Babysitter Goes To Trial (CBS) For a year and a half, the Routh family prepared for the trial, and tried to prepare for the worst. “We could go in there tomorrow and he could be found guilty. And they will take him out of the courtroom and…
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