City of Monroe Municipal Court Judge Dale R. “Bubba” Samuels was recently elected to the position of Vice President of the Georgia Council of Municipal Court Judges. He previously served as the 10th Judicial District […]
There are a lot of criminal offenses that require mens rea. Mens rea is a Latin term that literally means, “guilty mind.” It is used in law to describe a state of mind in which you knew what you were doing. […]
My husband and I have had a long standing argument about whether or not I am a cheap date. He swears I am. I wasn’t convinced. The problem, I joked, was that he was comparing […]
Georgia is not alone in that it has a statute which prohibits people from using “fighting words.” But what are fighting words, exactly? It is defined in O.C.G.A. §16-11-39(3) under ‘disorderly conduct’ this way: “A […]
I work in a law office. And, working in a law office, we get more calls from the jail than your average business that isn’t a bail bondsman might. In fact, getting calls from the […]
“Citizen’s Arrest!” We’ve all heard that term on TV and in the movies – but is it really a thing? In Georgia it is. O.C.G.A. §17-4-60 says that a “private person may arrest an offender […]
I found myself in Savannah, GA for a work conference and, because this sort of thing is what passes for a vacation for my family, I dragged them all along. They entertained themselves during the […]
A stop sign is so familiar looking that even a child who is too young to read can recognize the red octagon for what it is. However, my experience as a Municipal Court Judge tells […]
It’s probably wrong on a fundamental level for me to be so insanely jealous of my own child that I kind of hate him a little bit. Jacob, whose friends are clearly of a higher […]
Jaywalking is another of those legal terms that people bandy about without knowing the technical definition. It goes hand in hand with the phrase “pedestrians have the right of way.” So when do pedestrians really […]
One of the most interesting things about being a parent is how often you find yourself saying things that you never thought you’d say. There are plenty of sentences that have flown out of […]
Habeas Corpus is one of those legal terms that most people seem to have heard of at some point, but can’t quite define. They know it has something to do with someone being arrested, and […]
It should surprise absolutely no one who has met me for more than 20 minutes that I went to see the new Wonder Woman movie the minute I was able, which was actually the day […]
Last week I wrote about how spouting off on Facebook could be a potential felony. This week, I’d like to get into another odd subject dealing with social media and emails – emojis. It’s hard […]
I spend a lot of time warning my children about the dangers of posting things that can be misunderstood on social media. Every time I hear of someone getting arrested or otherwise in trouble for […]
This Saturday, May 27, 2017, marks the 9th Annual Walton County Boys & Girls Club 5k. All proceeds from this event go to benefit the local Club. The course is flat and easy, and state […]
As the school year winds down, we find ourselves joyfully celebrating our children’s successes and patiently celebrating the successes of the other children in their classes that we might or might not know. Yes, I’m […]
“Separation of Powers.” It’s a phrase that you may or may not remember from your 7th grade social studies class when you (hopefully) learned basic civics. But what does it really mean, and how does […]
It isn’t terribly pleasant when a doctor has me open up my mouth so they can get a peek at my throat. I have a tendency to gag on the tongue depressor, and I find […]
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