Athens Child Endangerment and Murder Lawyer

Client was charged with murder due to the child’s fractured skull and massive brain hemorrhage. The state’s theory was client struck the child with a baseball bat. Through the reconstruction of events and the use of a defense expert, I could show that injuries resulted from a fall.

Caretaker was charged with failure to properly supervise a child who accidentally died. He received an 18-month sentence with probation.

This high-profile case involved the killing of two teenagers. The case was initially investigated but became a “cold case.” Several years later a witness came forward and implicated two men in the murders. Both men were charged with two counts of Capital Murder. One of them plead guilty. The other indicted man, Andrew’s Client, denied any involvement in the murders. He was insistent that he was not involved, even though he was implicated by the man who pled guilty. Andrew’s thorough review of the physical evidence led to the discovery of missing or hidden key evidence. This fact, along with a careful discreditation of the alleged accomplice, led prosecutors to offer Andrew’s client time served on two misdemeanors, which he took.

An obnoxious and intoxicated neighbor was yelling and screaming while riding a bike in front of an apartment complex late at night. Client went to ask him to be quite and go home. Something transpired between the two and the man fell from his bike fatally hitting his head on the curb. The State claimed that the Client charged at the victim and punched him causing him to fall from his bike. As a result, the Client was charged with Murder and the case proceeded to trial. At trial, Andrew was able to establish that his Client did not strike the victim and it was more likely that the victim’s blood-alcohol level caused the fall. The client was found not guilty of Murder.

Boyfriend (Client) and girlfriend returned home after a night out. A physical argument ensued. In the morning the Client awoke to find his girlfriend unresponsive. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be manual strangulation. The client was accused of manually strangling his girlfriend to death and charged with Murder. At trial, Andrew argued self-defense. Through the use of defense witnesses, Andrew was able to establish that the victim had a long history of violent behavior when drunk, including previous attacks on the Client and others. Combining this testimony with that of the forensic pathologist’s opinions regarding alcohol-related asphyxiation led the jury to find the Client not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter for not seeking immediate medical assistance.

Mother of a 4-year-old boy went to work leaving the Client to watch her child. When she left, the child was playing outside in the backyard. After a while, the child came inside and said he had fallen and laid down. A few hours later the child became groggy and eventually non-responsive. 911 was called and the child was taken to the hospital where he was found to have a fractured skull and massive brain hemorrhage. The State’s theory was that the Client struck the child with a baseball bat or physically abused him in some way. Through the reconstruction of events and the use of a defense expert, Andrew was able to show that the injuries were most likely the result of a fall from the tall swing set in the backyard. The Murder charges were dismissed before trial.