Marietta Criminal Defense Blog

Georgia Supreme Court Sides With The Merchant Law Firm in Pro Bono Murder Case March 23, 2021

Majority ruling finds defendants with pro bono counsel may have a constitutional right to state-funded experts. When our attorneys at The Merchant Law Firm took on a pro bono case, they were ...

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Appellate Court Victory Achieved in Ware v. Jackson October 20, 2020

Success Secured in Georgia Court of Appeals Our client suffered a tragedy that could have been prevented. DeMontae Ware was awaiting his release from the Fulton County Jail when he was killed by his ...

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Attorneys Ashleigh and John Merchant File an Appeal to Halt Ryan Duke Case April 24, 2019

The trial for Ryan Duke, who was accused of killing Tara Grinstead, was set to begin on April 1, 2019. However, Duke’s lawyers, Attorneys Ashleigh and John Merchant from The Merchant Law Firm, filed ...

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Judge Rules that Lawyer’s Facebook Posts Aren't Grounds for Gag Order March 30, 2018

A Cobb County judge overseeing a double murder case with multiple defendants rejected prosecutors’ attempts to hold the defense attorneys responsible for a mistrial that was declared because a ...

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Tex McIver Murder Trial Delayed Until March October 24, 2017

Atlanta attorney Claud "Tex" McIver is facing criminal charges for intentionally killing his wife in their SUV on September 25 of 2016. The case was set to go to trial on October 30, but the judge ...

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What Would You Do? When Lawyers Ask to Leave September 25, 2017

Recently, a controversial question gripped the legal realm: as a criminal defense attorney, would you leave the courtroom if you absolutely had to use the restroom? This was the dilemma a public ...

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