R. Robin McDonald
Daily Report reporter R. Robin McDonald's journalism career includes stints as a staff writer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Wichita Eagle, and The Anniston Star and as a trial tracker at CourtTV and CNN. She is the author of two true crime books -- Black Widow: The True Story of the Hilley Poisonings and Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars.
November 17, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Macon Judge Declines to Disqualify Special ADA Over Legal FeesA Macon judge has rejected claims by the state's former attorney general that an Atlanta lawyer who hires himself out as a special prosecutor is illegally taking contingency fees from civil asset forfeitures he arranges.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
November 15, 2017 | Daily Report Online
High Court Declines to Rethink Rulings in Waffle House AppealsThe Supreme Court of Georgia rejects motions for reconsideration, sticking with its decisions to reinstate criminal charges against two metro Atlanta lawyers and their client and letting the lawyers' disqualification stand in the Waffle House sex tape saga.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
November 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Real Estate Brokerage at Center of Kickback Claims by Texas-based Mattress FirmAn Atlanta real estate brokerage and one of its top executives face claims that they unjustly enriched themselves and two Mattress Firm executives through a massive, long-running kickback scheme that allegedly defrauded Mattress Firm of millions.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
November 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Suspended Sheriff to Pay $3M After Warrantless Search of High School StudentsWorth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby's order to lock down a county high school for four hours while every student was physically searched for drugs has resulted in his indictment, his suspension from office and a $3 million settlement.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
November 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online
More Than a Dozen Lawyers Now on Board in Waffle House Sex Tape SagaEight attorneys representing metro Atlanta lawyers David Cohen, John Butters and client Mye Brindle are facing off against Fulton County's district attorney and two Marietta lawyers representing Waffle House chairman Joe Rogers Jr. in a tangle of criminal and civil litigation centering on a five-year-old covert sex tape.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
November 08, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Judge Bows Out of Dispute Between Fulton DA and Sheriff Over Jail SurveillanceFulton County Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan said that controlling access to the county jail's inmate surveillance system is "the sheriff's prerogative."
By R. Robin McDonald
12 minute read
November 07, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Feds Secure Fourth Guilty Plea in City Hall Pay-to-Play ProbeAtlanta's chief federal prosecutor announced a fourth guilty plea -- this one for obstructing justice -- in an ongoing public corruption probe at Atlanta City Hall.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
November 06, 2017 | Daily Report Online
High Court Upholds Disqualification of Lawyers in Waffle House Sex Tape FightIn a one-line order, the state Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of John Butters and David Cohen as counsel for the housekeeper who made a secretly recorded sex tape of Waffle House's former CEO.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
November 02, 2017 | Daily Report Online
High Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Against Lawyers, Client In Waffle House Sex Tape CaseThe Supreme Court of Georgia has reinstated felony charges accusing metro Atlanta lawyers David Cohen and John Butters and their client of violating the state's eavesdropping law in connection with the secret recording of the chief executive of Waffle House on a sex tape.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
November 01, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Dentons Protests Removal as Defense Counsel for Former Sutherland PartnerDentons lawyers say their removal as defense counsel for former Sutherland partner Bennett Kight violates his constitutional rights because he suffers from dementia. Federal prosecutors disagree.
By R. Robin McDonald
25 minute read
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