13 year old suspended after accidentally bringing knife to schoolA middle school student in Georgia was suspended after telling his teacher he accidentally brought a small knife to school.The 13-year-old boy is serving a four-day, in-school suspension because he found a small pocket knife inside this backpack that he got as a gift for Christmas. His aunt bought the bag at a yard sale. The boy brought the knife to school by accident and reported it immediately to a teacher. |
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The Georgia Court of Appeals has limited the circumstances under which a defendant can plead guilty under the First Offender Act. In Higdon v. State, A11A0926, the Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s decision which refused to accept a defendant’s guilty plea under the First Offender Act to more than one case at the same time.
The Georgia Supreme Court has held that the exclusionary rule which protects a defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights against illegal searches and seizures does not apply during probation revocation hearings. State v. Thackston, S10G1337. The Supreme Court decision will allow for admission of evidence from illegal searches of people on probation to be admitted during their probation revocation hearing.
Defendants Mr. & Mrs. Smith were found guilty of felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and reckless conduct based on the couple's treatment of their eight-year-old son, which led to the child's death.  |
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