Like many other states, Georgia has a \”Party to a Crime\” law that says that a person can be charged with a crime even if they were not the one who directly committed the crime. Getting charged as a \”Party to a Crime\” can have very serious consequences because you can be punished as if you yourself committed the crime. Many people have heard of Nathaniel Woods, the man who was put to death by the State of Alabama for a crime where he himself did not pull the trigger and evidence showed that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong person. His trial lawyers were unfortunately not able to point out to the jury that he was \”merely present\” at the scene and not \”concerned with the crime\” as would be required if this was a Georgia case. This is such an unfortunate situation that I have found many clients faced with and have been successfully able to argue against to my client\’s benefit. If you are a co-defendant, were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, or with the wrong people, then this video will be very helpful to you in understanding what you can do to fight your case; or better yet, avoid getting put in the situation in the first place.
