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R. Robin Mcdonald

R. Robin Mcdonald

March 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Marietta Resident Charged With Smuggling Guns to Colombian Cartel

On March 1, Colombian drug agents intercepted a package destined for Medellin, Colombia, from Marietta, Georgia, at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Marietta Resident Charged With Smuggling Guns to Colombian Cartel

On March 1, Colombian drug agents intercepted a package destined for Medellin, Colombia, from Marietta, Georgia, at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Pool Hall Owner Charged With Bribing DeKalb Official

Federal prosecutors in Atlanta have charged a DeKalb County pool hall owner with bribing a member of the county Zoning Board of Appeals.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Pool Hall Owner Charged With Bribing DeKalb Official

Federal prosecutors in Atlanta have charged a DeKalb County pool hall owner with bribing a member of the county Zoning Board of Appeals.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 20, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Judge Eleanor Ross, a 'Warrior' With a 'Big Heart'

Judge Eleanor Ross, the first African-American woman on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, has been "a warrior for justice," said her husband, Clayton County prosecutor Brian Ross.

By R. Robin McDonald

10 minute read

March 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Two Federal Suits Over Defendants' Fees Settle

Federal lawsuits challenging two Georgia counties over the imposition of fees and fines on criminal defendants settled this week, one with an agreement to reimburse defendants as much as $235,000 and the second with a deal to implement policy changes that would prevent defendants who could not afford the fines from being jailed for nonpayment.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

March 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online

US Senators Push for Cameras in Federal Courts

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act would allow the media to film, photograph or record in the federal courts but would also include safeguards to protect the privacy of witnesses and jurors.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online

US Senators Push for Cameras in Federal Courts

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act would allow the media to film, photograph or record in the federal courts but would also include safeguards to protect the privacy of witnesses and jurors.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

March 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Two Federal Suits Over Defendants' Fees Settle

Federal lawsuits challenging two Georgia counties over the imposition of fees and fines on criminal defendants settled this week, one with an agreement to reimburse defendants as much as $235,000 and the second with a deal to implement policy changes that would prevent defendants who could not afford the fines from being jailed for nonpayment.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

March 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Black Legal Groups Say U.S. Magistrate Selection Process Lacks Diversity

Chief Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. called allegations that nominees were excluded because of their race “utterly false, preposterous and outrageous.”

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read