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Posted by Ben Sessions | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
In Georgia, a criminal defendant that is sentenced to serve time in jail or prison will begin serving their time in custody immediately after conviction unless a supersedeas bond is made. A supersedeas bond stays...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is a movement taking place across this country to take away the right to trial by jury in 1st offense DUI cases. Georgia law continues to provide those charged with DUI here with the right...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Accidents resulting in serious injuries or death that involve alcohol or drug consumption are among the most intensely prosecuted and litigated cases in criminal law. The reason for the intensity of the prosecution of these...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
O.C.G.A. 40-6-392(a)(3) states: The person tested may have a physician or a qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other qualified person of his own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
More than 1/3 of defective airbags remain in vehicles on our roads after the government took over the recall management of Takata airbag inflators. It has been over three (3) years since the government assumed...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jun 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
In Macon, GA, approximately after 1:30 PM, 19-year-old Joshua Jones, was pronounced dead after a car caused his brother’s truck to overturn and flip over, trapping the victim in the car. Joshua Jones...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
At this time, there are a limited number of people that have access to the Georgia Child Abuse Registry database. A Child Abuse Registry screening request may be submitted by the following: An individual who...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Severe inclement weather such as snow create hazardous driving conditions for all drivers sharing the road. Where there’s snow, it’s most likely that there will also be ice. Icy roads are extremely dangerous to anyone...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you have been hurt in Columbus, GA, you are undoubtedly concerned about where to seek skilled and reputable care. The first place that you should turn to after a car accident in Columbus, GA...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
As parents, we are all really concerned about weirdos greeting our kids and giving our kids crazy food. In fact, I am pretty much freaked out about all of the weird stuff that my kids...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many people want (and need) to know what is the most important thing to do after a car accident. There are multiple things that are very important for you to do after a car wreck,...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is very common for insurers to refuse to pay on claims/cases that involve minimal property (car) damage. So, we frequently hear from clients that “My car had little damage, but I was hurt. Why...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
For many people, the impact on their family after a serious car accident can be significant. However, many lawyers are so focused on medical expenses and treatment that they fail to recognize the significance that...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is okay to celebrate New Years with fireworks, but do not celebrate with firearms. Throughout Georgia and the south, it is customary to celebrate holidays, particularly New Years and July 4th, with fireworks. Fireworks obviously...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many people with pending criminal charges in Fulton County undergo a lot stress and anxiety as a result of a fear of missing a court date because they move. Fulton County takes a lot longer...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Dec 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
We have previously written about how important medical payments coverage can be if you are injured in any car-related accident. Medical payments coverage (or medpay benefits) under your auto insurance policy are not health insurance and...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
After a car accident, your first priority must be getting the medical treatment that you need. All too often, people involved in an accident are worried about who the police believe to be at fault for...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
All too often, people suffer serious injuries in car accidents, but do not have health insurance to pay for their medical treatment. So, we have to really evaluate the various alternative means of funding treatment...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Getting your car repaired after a car wreck is a primary concern for most people following an accident. However, many people have no idea what types of insurance coverage are available to pay for their car...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is a portion of a brief that addresses the affect of the Olevik decision upon the implied consent notice read to suspects following a DUI arrest. I have previously written about how the State should now be...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here is a draft of a brief that I have prepared on this issue: The Defendant in the above-styled case, by and through the undersigned counsel, and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to exclude from...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you listened to the State, you would think Olevik literally changed nothing – that it had no effect upon evidence in Georgia DUI cases. Consider that for a moment: THIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THAT THE GEORGIA SUPREME...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Olevik-Plevik Caused Dramatic Changes in Georgia DUI Law Prior to Olevik v. State, No. S17A0738, 2017 WL 4582402 (Ga. Oct. 16, 2017), Georgia courts routinely recognized that the right to refuse a state-administered chemical test following...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
We all recognize that the truthfulness of you really matters, but the truthfulness, credibility, and reliability of the witnesses in your injury case may make a real difference in the recovery (or lack of recovery)...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is important your lawyer understands how different types of health insurance plans can affect your recovery in a personal injury case. There is really nothing that we can do to change the type of insurance...
Continue Reading ≫Posted by Ben Sessions | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you have been hurt in a car accident but you do not have health insurance, you are probably worried about how you are going to pay for your medical expenses and if you will...
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