R. Robin Mcdonald

January 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday unanimously overturned the murder conviction of a man who had sought to represent himself at trial because he claimed his lawyer had blamed him for the lawyer's heart attack.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

January 15, 2016 | Daily Report Online

San Diego's district attorney has decided not to pursue criminal charges against an Atlanta attorney who was arrested in 2014 after his wife alleged he attacked her at their California home, a DA's office spokeswoman has confirmed.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 15, 2016 | Daily Report Online

San Diego's district attorney has decided not to pursue criminal charges against an Atlanta attorney who was arrested in 2014 after his wife alleged he attacked her at their California home, a DA's office spokeswoman has confirmed.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A former Fulton County sheriff's deputy who was fired after city police raided a bachelor party and jailed him for violating Atlanta's business license ordinances has filed a federal suit accusing city police and business inspectors of routinely overstepping their authority to conduct illegal searches and seizures.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

January 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A former Fulton County sheriff's deputy who was fired after city police raided a bachelor party and jailed him for violating Atlanta's business license ordinances has filed a federal suit accusing city police and business inspectors of routinely overstepping their authority to conduct illegal searches and seizures.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

January 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A Florida deputy's decision to fatally shoot a man in the back who was on the ground and apparently not resisting arrest violated clearly established law, the federal appellate court in Atlanta ruled Tuesday.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

January 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A Florida deputy's decision to fatally shoot a man in the back who was on the ground and apparently not resisting arrest violated clearly established law, the federal appellate court in Atlanta ruled Tuesday.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

December 21, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes' law firm has teamed up with an Atlanta litigation boutique to sue 15 Georgia telephone service providers for more than $50 million.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

December 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court of Georgia has denied an emergency motion that would have barred Gov. Nathan Deal from swearing in his three appointees to the state Court of Appeals.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

December 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge on Thursday told lawyers for the state of Georgia and the U.S. Justice Department that, despite the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays, they must provide him with some answers by Jan. 6 for the state's apparent failure to meet the terms of its 2010 landmark settlement over the care of its mentally ill and developmentally disabled citizens.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read