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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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.
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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Bob Rubin selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in White Collar Criminal Defense
Bob Rubin of Peters, Rubin & Sheffield has been named a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in White Collar Crime. Mr. Rubin achieved the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards in a confidential survey by his peers. Mr. Rubin has extensive experience defending a wide variety of white collar cases and is currently representing…
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Rubin defending two principals in Atlanta Public School cheating indictment
NBC News 11 Alive reporter Keith Whitney interviewed attorney Bob Rubin who is defending APS pricipals Willie Davenport and Dana Evans.
Rubin gets TPO against Lawyer Dismissed
A prominent Atlanta lawyer was forbidden from having any contact with his daughter after his ex-girlfriend accused him of sexually abusing his daughter. As a result of the allegation, a DeKalb County Superior Court Judge issued a temporary protective order (TPO) against the lawyer. After receiving notice of the TPO, the lawyer retained Bob Rubin…
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Rubin Representing Parents in Underage Party Bust
Police: Parents, Teens Arrested After Underage Party Bust ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than two dozen teenagers and four adults are facing charges in Alpharetta after police said they broke up a keg party. According to a police report officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Mallory Manor Court about 1:30 a.m. on…
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Peters and Rubin Obtain Dismissal of Shaken Baby Syndrome Charges
State v. John Doe (2012) Charges: Aggravated Battery, Cruelty to Children, Shaken Baby Syndrome State’s Case: The alleged victim, a 9 month old baby boy, was alleged by the State to have received abusive head trauma from shaking by Defendant. The Defendant and his wife stated that their son had accidentally fallen from their bed…
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