Violent Crimes

Have You Been Charged With A Violent Crime In Georgia?

All crimes can be punished under the law, but the Georgia criminal justice system automatically increases penalties for crimes involving violence, harm, or threats of harm. Police are more likely to intervene, broader warrants can be obtained, and greater pressure is applied on and by investigators.

Most importantly, though, the penalties for a violent crime conviction are more severe and harder to avoid. You could face long years in prison, crippling fines, and the end of your education or professional career if you do not mount a strong defense.

In Georgia, criminal defense attorney Lubin An can help you avoid these personal and professional consequences. He has extensive experience handling even the most violent criminal cases and knows how to apply the full force of the law to defend your rights, freedom, and future.

What Makes A Crime “Violent” Under Georgia Law?

Certain categories of crime are automatically violent, like murder or rape, while criminal charges can be considered violent crimes if certain criteria are met. Most notably, if the crime was committed with:

• Actual violence
• The threat of violence
• Certain weapons (which are inherently threatening and violent)
• Injury caused to someone in the course of the crime

Then the crime is likely to be considered violent.

For example, if someone were to break into a closed store at night and make off with the cash in the register, they would be charged with burglary. But if they were to do so during the day, using a gun (or even a fake gun) to intimidate the owner, they would be charged with armed robbery, a violent crime!

While this is, on the surface, a clear principle, there are often many nuanced laws governing what counts as violence, threat, or harm in different circumstances. Sometimes these laws are used by prosecutors seeking to impose harsher penalties, but they can also be used by talented defense attorneys like Lubin An to push for a lesser charge or to avoid the worst consequences of a conviction.

What Can You Be Charged With For A Violent Crime In Georgia?

Even within the category of violent crime, not all charges are considered equal. In Georgia, all of the following are considered violent crimes:

• Aggravated Assault (elevated from simple assault by weapon use or the protected status of the victim)
• Home Invasion (burglary into a home where someone is present)
• Aggravated Battery (involving serious or permanent harm)
• Simple Robbery (using force or threat to steal from someone)

These are all more common and not quite as severely punished as what Georgia law defines as Serious Violent Felonies:

• Murder
• Rape
• Child Molestation
• Kidnapping (using force to abduct someone)
• Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sodomy, or Battery
• Armed Robbery (using a weapon to take property)

In Georgia, these violent felony crimes come with mandatory minimum prison sentences, as well as the loss of important rights like firearm ownership.

Regardless of which kind of criminal charge you are facing, you need an experienced, judiciously aggressive and extremely persuasive criminal defense lawyer. You need Lubin An.

Arrested For A Violent Crime? Call Lubin An Law Right Now

If you or someone you love is under arrest for a violent crime, you need a good lawyer; you need Lubin An. A seasoned defense attorney with countless victories to his name, Lubin An and his WTT technique (Wording, Timing, Tone) can work to help protect your career, freedom, and future when charged with a violent crime.

Don’t wait, especially if an arrest has already been made! Call (404) 300-9793 to secure a free consultation with An and his team at Lubin An Law today.