Alex H. Morrow

Why do I consider child custody cases to be some of the most important cases to be tried? It is because the best adult of the two parents needs to raise the child in the event of divorce and only a good adult should participate in parenting a child under any circumstance. That's why child custody ca…

It used to be in the state of Georgia that the punishment for DUI convictions increased if you had more than one such conviction in a five year period. You may or may not know that the period for adding DUI convictions together, resulting in enhanced punishment, is now ten years in the state of Geor…

Many people believe that an arrest is not legal if the suspect is not given his or her Miranda warnings at the time of arrest. That is not true. Miranda warnings are only required to be given by law enforcement officers if they intend to question a criminal suspect after he or she has been subjected…

If you are interviewing an attorney trying to decide whether or not that attorney will do the right job in defending you against a charge of DUI, here is a tip. If, during that initial conversation, the attorney does not state that he or she wants to go to the scene of the traffic stop, DO NOT hire …

I've been asked before whether or not a person stopped for DUI should do field sobriety testing. First, let me point out that your participation in field sobriety testing if asked to do so by a law enforcement officer is completely voluntary. The law is that the officer does not have to tell you thi…

At the inception of a criminal prosecution, sometimes the prosecuting authority will offer the suspect the opportunity to take a polygraph exam to "help eliminate them as a suspect". Don't do it! This can't be stated strongly enough. Even though the results of a polygraph exam cannot be used against…

Be aware that the Georgia courts are biased against DUI defendants and there are procedures and case law in place that specifically result in the denial of a fair trial to a DUI defendant in the state of Georgia. I can give you one very good, simple example. At the conclusion of a DUI jury trial, th…

I have practiced a good bit in juvenile court in the state of Georgia, mostly in child deprivation cases. Those are cases where the Department of Family and Children Services is petitioning the juvenile court judge to allow that department to keep a child in its custody, most often removing the chil…

Citizens of Georgia need to be aware that the fact a person is sitting behind a bench in the courtroom wearing a judge's robe does not mean that person is a well qualified attorney. Our judges, state and superior court is what I'm talking about, are elected by popular vote or, in some instances, app…

Few people know that in Georgia you can lose your driver's license after a DUI arrest without ever being convicted of any crime. In Georgia, if your blood alcohol content is .08 or above you can be required to request an administrative hearing after your arrest for DUI. If you do not request that he…