Other Case Results

State v. N. L., 07-B-04832-8, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia (closed September 16th, 2008): the defendant was arrested and indicted in this felony case for calling the defendant's mother and falsely claiming to have been abducted and, at that moment, to be tied up with a girl who had also been abducted, all of which ultimately prompted the Gwinnett County Police Department to initiate a man-hunt for the defendant, which involving many officers and resources. Upon being located by the police, the Defendant continued to maintain the abduction story over the course of a number of hours before confessing that it had all been a lie. The Law Office of Trip Collins represented the defendant and worked out a deal whereby, upon serving several months on probation, paying a fine of a few hundred dollars, and performing some community service, the defendant will be discharged without conviction, judgment, or adjudication of guilt.

M. L. v. I. M., 08-H-1154, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the petitioner sought an arrest warrant against the respondent on grounds that the respondent had, in the course of an argument between the two of them, grabbed the petitioner by the throat and punched the petitioner as the petitioner tried to escape from the respondent. The petitioner was armed with pictures of significant bruises and medical testimony about the petitioner's injuries. The Law Office of Trip Collins represented the respondent, and the petitioner dropped the petition to have an arrest warrant issued against the respondent.

State v. C. W., 06W6808, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georiga, disposed October 17th, 2006: according to the alleged victims, the defendant, a former friend of theirs who lived nearby, had burglarized their home in broad daylight, taking several hundred dollars in cash. One of the alleged victims claimed to have gotten home while the burglary was in progress and to have chased the defendant, who he easily recognized, from the home. The defendant was at the time serving a probated sentence for burglary. Nevertheless, the case was dismissed at the preliminary hearing, and the DA’s office ultimately decided not to present it to the grand jury.

State v. J. G., 07W07037-38, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed March 23rd, 2007: according to the police, the accused entered the victim’s home through a window in the wee hours of the morning; the defendant then went through the victim’s purse, took her bank card, and, later that same morning, used the card to try and withdraw money from the victim’s account. The police arrested the accused for burglary and financial transaction card theft. At the preliminary hearing, attorney Trip Collins cross examined the police officer who did the investigation, and, not long thereafter, the District Attorney’s office dropped the case.

State v. J. M., 06W10682-84, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed December 7th, 2006: according to the Gwinnett County Police, the defendant, a gang member, had been harboring a female juvenile runaway in a hotel room for a number of weeks prior to the police finding her in the room. They also found in the room methamphetamine, cocaine, and the defendant’s cell phone. Shortly thereafter, they found the defendant loitering around outside in the area of the room, and they arrested the defendant for a number of crimes, including harboring a fugitive, interference with custody, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case was dismissed at the preliminary hearing, and the DA’s office decided not to present it to the grand jury.

State v. J. M., 06W10682-84, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed December 7th, 2006: according to the Gwinnett County Police, the defendant, a gang member, had been harboring a female juvenile runaway in a hotel room for a number of weeks prior to the police finding her in the room. They also found in the room methamphetamine, cocaine, and the defendant’s cell phone. Shortly thereafter, they found the defendant loitering around outside in the area of the room, and they arrested the defendant for a number of crimes, including harboring a fugitive, interference with custody, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case was dismissed at the preliminary hearing, and the DA’s office decided not to present it to the grand jury.

State v. J. D., 07W16596, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of shoplifting nearly $ 1,250 worth of electronics, clothing, and groceries from Wal-Mart. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, and the State dropped the case.

State v. A. M., 07W06176, 96, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed July 9th, 2007: the defendant was seen by security officers at a department store trying to pick the lock on a secured display case as well as removing tags and the like from merchandise, all before trying to leave the store with the merchandise without paying for it. When the security officers tried to stop her, she fought with them for a short time before they were able to take her into custody. She was thereafter held on warrants accusing her of having taken just shy of one thousand dollars worth of merchandise and having attacked a security officer. Within months after the case was bound over to the Gwinnett Superior Court, the DA’s office dropped all charges.

State v. R N., 06W00066-73, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 8th, 2007: the defendant was accused in eight separate charges of illegally possessing various controlled substances, including oxycontin, valium, percocet, and effexor. The District Attorney’s office ultimately dropped the case.

State v. M. P., 07-B-01295-7, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed May 10th, 2007: according to the police, the accused came home drunk, broke through the front door, and attacked his wife and her older son. Specifically, the accused repeatedly choked his wife, beat on both his wife and her older son, and threatened to kill both of them, all in front of accused’s 3 year old daughter. The police arrived, separated the accused and the older son, and arrested the accused for terroristic threats, cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, battery, and simple battery. At the preliminary hearing and at the bail hearing, attorney Trip Collins cross examined the police officer who did the investigation, and, not long thereafter, the District Attorney’s office dropped the case.

State v. B. S., 06W20207, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed January 16th, 2007: Gwinnett County Police spotted the defendant driving a stolen car and noticed that the defendant matched the description of the person believed to have stolen the car. They pulled the car over and ordered the defendant out, having to do so several times before the defendant finally complied. They questioned the defendant about how and from where the defendant had gotten the car, and, according to the police, the defendant gave contradictory answers. The DA’s office ultimately dropped the case.

State v. K. T., 07-B-2973-3, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 11th, 2007: the defendant was accused of multiple counts of forgery in the first degree for cashing counterfeit checks made out to her. The case was dismissed shortly after it was indicted.

State v. R. S., X07CR0108, Superior Court, Jackson County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested after an officer found methamphetamine in a cigarette pack in the defendant’s pocket. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, who was later indicted for methamphetamine possession, and the case was dismissed.

State v. T. H., CR7205220BC, Magistrate Court, Jackson County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested after being found in a room with marijuana and cocaine lying out in plain view. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, and the State dropped the case.

State v. A. F., 05-CR-219-B, Superior Court, Banks County, Georgia, disposed October 30th, 2006: a Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled the defendant over for speeding and became suspicious that the defendant’s passenger was high on drugs. In response to the defendant’s refusal to allow a search of her car, the deputy called a K-9 unit out to the scene and had it walk around the car, sniffing for drugs. The K-9 alerted on the car, and, upon searching it, the deputy found methamphetamine. Although the defendant was indicted for possession of the methamphetamine and speeding, the DA’s office ultimately dropped the case.

State v. M. V., 06W6653, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed November 8th, 2006: according to the Norcross Police, the defendant was pulled over for driving without working taillights, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, and was searched and found to be in possession of cocaine. Although the case was bound over at the preliminary hearing, the DA’s office ultimately dropped the case.

State v. D. W., 07W05842, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of refusing to pay approximately $38,000 in child support and was arrested for felony-grade child abandonment. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, and the State dropped the case.

State v. L. C., 07W10232, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of receiving and possessing more than $500 worth of stolen furniture and electronics. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, and the State dropped the case.

State v. A. H., 06W06797, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed September 14th, 2006: the defendant was accused of aggravated stalking for defying the temporary protective order that the defendant’s ex-spouse had taken out against the defendant. According to the ex-spouse, the defendant had shown up drunk at the ex-spouse’s home in the wee hours of the morning, tried to force his/her way through the door into the home, and got into a “struggle” with the ex-spouse. The police ran the defendant off, but, later that same morning, the defendant allegedly returned and was found just sitting in a car outside the home. The DA’s office ultimately dropped the case.

State v. R. M., 07-D-03955-1, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested and charged with DUI (Alcohol). The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant and persuaded the prosecutor to drop the case.

State v. M. L., 06-D-5853-2, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed November 1st, 2006: according to the Gwinnett County Police, the defendant became angry that the alleged victim would not help him find some drugs, so the defendant spat upon him. The alleged victim tried to get away from the defendant, but, according to the police, the defendant chased him, caught him, and punched him repeatedly in the ribs. The SG’s office ultimately dropped the case.

County v. J. H., 061488, Probate Court, Barrow County, Georgia, disposed May 15th, 2007: the accused was riding in a car that the police stopped for traffic violations. During the stop, the police searched the car, found marijuana, and arrested the accused for possession of the marijuana. At the arraignment, attorney Trip Collins persuaded the prosecutor to drop the case.

State v. B. D., 07-D-0464-5, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 19th, 2007: the defendant, a student, was found in possession of a flash drive belonging to the school that he attends. The drive had gone missing earlier in the day from the video editing room at the school, a room in which the defendant had been roundabout the time that the drive disappeared. The ID-tag-clasp identifying the drive as school property had been broken off of the drive and discarded in the room from which the drive was taken. The drive, itself, was found to be in the defendant’s pants pocket within hours after the disappearance. After the case made its way onto the jury trial calendar, the State dropped it.

State v. T. P., 06W8403, Magistrate Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed April 24th, 2007: according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, the defendant, a convicted sex offender, classified as a sexually violent predator, failed to properly register as a sex offender. Moreover, the defendant was living at a Buddhist Temple, which is statutorily prohibited for sex offenders such as Mr. Phommason, and he refused to move from the temple when told to do so. The case was dismissed at the preliminary hearing, and the State ultimately decided not to present it to the grand jury.

State v. J. H., 06-CR-1554-X, Superior Court, Barrow County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, a felony. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the State dropped the case after the defendant performed community service under the supervision of a probation officer.

State v. A. C., 06-D-4771-4, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed January 22nd, 2007: according to the store security officer, the accused took nearly $200 worth of clothes from a high-end department store, hid them, and tried to get away with them. A store security officer caught the accused with the clothes and called the police, who arrested the accused for theft by shoplifting. Attorney Trip Collins appeared with the accused for trial, talked to the prosecutor, and arranged for the accused to participate in a program involving community service in exchange for her case being dropped and her record being expunged.

State v. C. C., 07-D-05881-5, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested and charged in connection with an incident during which the defendant showed up at the home of an ex-girlfriend’s family, refused to leave when told to do so by the homeowner, became loud and aggressive, and yelled and cussed at police officers who responded to the scene. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC represented the defendant, and the case was ultimately dismissed.

State v. M. F., 08-B-00804-9, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of committing aggravated assault by attacking the victim with a fireplace poker. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled out to a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and was given probation without a conviction or other finding of guilt.

State v. C. S., 05-B-05573-4, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was indicted for carjacking, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled to simple robbery, without a conviction or other finding of guilt, and without a fine. The defendant was required to do a 3 to 4 month stint at a probation detention center, with the rest of the defendant’s sentence to be served on probation.

State v. A. M., 07-B-00677-7, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of trying to burglarize a restaurant. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled to a misdemeanor charge of trespassing and was given probation without a conviction or other finding of guilt.

State v. M. M., 07-B-00630-7, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 8th, 2007: the defendant was accused of burglarizing a high school locker room and, in the process, stealing a number of MP3-players. Attorney Trip Collins worked out a plea deal whereby the defendant pled guilty to misdemeanor theft charges, and, as a result, the burglary charges were dropped.

State v. K. R., 07-B-02285-5, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was found in possession of nearly a dozen separately packaged amounts of marijuana and was charged with possession with intent to distribute. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled to a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession.

State v. R. M., 07-B-01873-4, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was stopped for speeding, arrested, searched, found to be in possession of several individually wrapped baggies of marijuana, and formally accused of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled to a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession.

State v. K. J., 07-B-04217-7, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested for possession of cocaine, felony-grade possession of marijuana, and lying to officers about the presence of a wanted person in his home. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled no contest to a single misdemeanor count of obstruction and was sentenced to pay a $250 fine and, after doing so, to serve the balance of a 12 month probated sentence on non-reporting probation.

State v. J. E., 06-B-05347-2, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was charged with felony damage to property after confessing to setting the victim’s landscaping on fire. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled to a charge of misdemeanor trespassing without a conviction or other finding of guilt.

State v. R. W., 07-B-03935-1, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was charged with forgery in the first degree after being caught trying to cash a check made out for nearly $1,750. The defendant pled guilty, and, despite thehis history of felony theft and drug convictions, despite his recent felony conviction for forgery in another county on very similar facts, and despite the DA’s sentencing recommendation of 10-do-3 ½, along with a $1,500 fine, the Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC persuaded the judge to sentence the defendant to straight probation without a fine.

City v. R. M., UTC 79895-96, Municipal Court, City of Winder, Ga: the defendant was accused of DUI after being pulled over for weaving, performing badly on the field sobriety test, and refusing to submit to a breath test. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled out to reckless driving without receiving confinement and without having his license suspended.

State v. A. S., 07-B-00790-8, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was arrested for criminal trespassing and felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled out on the misdemeanor, and the felony was dropped.

State v. J. H., 07-B-00008-1, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was charged with selling marijuana at a local high school. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant pled out without receiving confinement and without a conviction or other finding of guilt.

State v. J. S., 07-B-0248-3, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 22nd, 2007: the defendant, who worked for a high-end department store, was caught stealing clothing from the store. In the investigation that followed, the authorities determined that she had been stealing clothing several times per week for a number of months. She ultimately admitted in a written statement that she had taken a total of approximately $9,000 worth of clothing. Attorney Trip Collins worked out a deal whereby the defendant was ordered to serve 5 years on probation, pay $1,000 restitution, and perform 64 hours of community service. Upon completion, she will be discharged without having been adjudicated guilty or otherwise convicted.

State v. B. H., 07-B-01137-3, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia: the defendant was accused of several felony counts of falsifying government records. The Law Office of Trip Collins, LLC worked out a deal whereby the defendant was sentenced to probation without additional confinement and without a conviction or other finding of guilt.

State v. J. J., 06-D-07212-1, State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, disposed June 12th, 2007: the defendant was accused of showing up at his girlfriend’s home in the middle of the night, angrily banging on her door, and choking her during the argument that ensued. He was also accused of attacking her roommate, who was trying to stop him from choking her, and then finally grabbing her purse and fleeing the scene in her car. Attorney Trip Collins worked out a plea deal whereby the defendant pled guilty to a single count of simple battery, which is a misdemeanor involving intentionally making physical contact of an insulting and provoking nature. With that, all other charges were dropped.