If you have been charged with a crime, your best defense begins with hiring a well-qualified criminal defense attorney. All criminal defense attorneys are not created equal, so you need to be certain to find the one that is best suited for your case. When researching attorneys, it is always a good idea to inquire about their prior case wins. While an attorney’s prior performance is not a guarantee of results in your case, it will give you a good indication of the attorney’s work ethic, competence and ability to achieve results.
At The Turner Firm, we are proud of the results we have achieved for our clients. Although our past results are not a guarantee of our future achievements, they do demonstrate that our dedicated representation produces positive results.
Recent Case Wins
DUI | Drug Crimes | Traffic Offenses | White-Collar Crimes | Violent Crimes | Probation | Federal Offenses | Crimes Against Children | Fleeing and Eluding Charges | Firearm Charges | Sex Crime / Pornography Charges | Theft / Burglary Charges | Military / Veteran | Other Crimes
DUI
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won a not guilty verdict for a client charged with DUI by showing that although she had consumed alcohol prior to driving and was found driving the wrong way down a one-way street, she showed no signs of impairment that are required for a DUI conviction.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey got a not guilty verdict after a jury trial for a client that was charged with DUI and a move-over violation.
› In Chatham County won a DUI where my client was sleeping in his car by proving that he had not driven for several hours before his arrest.
› In Effingham County, got DUI charges were dropped for a client who was involved in a collision after proving that his fatigue from work caused the accident and not his being impaired by alcohol.
› In Chatham State Court, Joey won dismissal of charges of DUI and Fleeing to Elude an Officer for an out-of-state client facing a license suspension and lengthy probation.
› In Bryan County State Court, Joey successfully argued for a DUI reduction for a client faced with losing his employment if he got a DUI conviction on his record.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey was successful in having a client taken out of the DUI Court program by arguing that it was creating an undue hardship on the client’s career.
› In Effingham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI for a military client after successfully arguing for the suppression of blood test results.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI for a client who was charged with DUI Less Safe but was only given one field sobriety test by the arresting officer.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won an acquittal on a DUI Less Safe after a bench trial by arguing the lack of clues demonstrated in the field sobriety tests.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a DUI Less Safe (Drugs) charge for a client by pushing the case to trial.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey successfully argued for a DUI client to avoid mandatory jail time after he was charged with three DUIs and a vehicular homicide in an 18-month period.
› In Effingham County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a DUI charge (2nd in 5 years) for a client with two full-time driving jobs that needed to keep his driver’s license.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey helped a client keep a DUI off his record and continue his career at SCAD by working out a plea that was not reported on the client’s driving record.
› In Liberty County, Joey won dismissal of a DUI after successfully attacking the police officer’s administration of field sobriety tests at a roadside checkpoint.
› In Effingham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI at a preliminary hearing by proving that his client was not driving voluntarily, but rather was fleeing from a dangerous situation in an emergency.
› In Bulloch County superior court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI charge for a client and helped him keep his commercial drivers license.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI for a client who had three prior DUIs on his record.
› In Bloomingdale Municipal Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI for a 17 year-old client so that he could apply for college with a clean record.
› In Port Wentworth Municipal Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI from a St. Patrick’s Day roadblock after getting the field sobriety tests and other evidence suppressed based on a lack of reasonable articulable suspicion.
› In Liberty County State Court, Joey was able to get a DUI reduced to reckless driving for a military veteran who was charged with both DUI per se and DUI less safe.
› In Garden City Municipal Court, Joey won dismissal of a DUI by questioning the officer on the administration of field sobriety tests and showing that the police officer lacked probable cause.
Drug Crimes
› In Camden Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Controlled Substances charges for an out of state client prior to any pre-trial hearings being conducted.
› In Chatham Superior Court, Joey got charges of Trafficking Methamphetamine dropped after filing several motions attacking the State’s case.
› In Chatham Superior Court, Joey won a dismissal of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute charges for a college-bound client so that he could pursue his future dreams.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won a dismissal of Possession of Methamphetamine charges for a client after a successful Motion to Suppress hearing.
› In the Liberty County State Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Related Objects for a client who was facing deportation from the United States if convicted of these crimes.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of all charges for a client charged with Theft, Possession of Marijuana, and Reckless Conduct.
› In Federal Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Joey won a not guilty verdict on charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Crack and Heroin for a client facing a mandatory minimum of 20 years incarceration.
› In Bryan County, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana charges for a client who had no prior criminal record.
› In Richmond Hill Municipal Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana charges for a mother and father accused of possessing marijuana that was found in their daughter’s car while they were driving it.
› In U.S. District Court, Joey convinced a Magistrate Judge to sentence his client to a short term of probation in a case where the client was facing drug charges with a possible sentence of 60 months in federal prison and a $100,000 fine.
› In Lowndes County Superior Court, won dismissal of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute charges for a client with no prior record.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Controlled Substance charges for a client with a previously clean record.
› In McIntosh County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of possession with intent to distribute charges for a client and helped them recover $25,000 in cash that was wrongfully seized by the police.
› In Liberty County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Cocaine and Crossing Guard Lines charges by challenging the reason for the traffic stop.
› Joey successfully argued before the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles for the parole of a person previously convicted of numerous guns and drug charges, reducing their sentence by several years.
› In Bullock County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a Possession of Marijuana charge for a client by successfully having the evidence suppressed at a preliminary hearing.
› In U.S. District Court, Joey won dismissal of a possession of cocaine/firearms charge for a client with no previous criminal history.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Intent to Distribute Marijuana charges and helped a young client keep a felony off of his record.
› In Bulloch County, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute charges by successfully arguing at the preliminary hearing that the police officers illegally used a K-9 to do an open air search without reasonable articulable suspicion.
› In Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of a Possession of Marijuana case after challenging the officer’s testimony at a preliminary hearing that he had pulled his client over for speeding even though he did not have a laser reading to support his contention.
› In McIntosh County, Joey won dismissal of a Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute charge at a preliminary hearing after successfully questioning the search and seizure methods used on his client’s car.
› In Bryan County, Joey won dismissal of a Possession of Marijuana charge by suppressing the evidence as the fruit of an unlawful search and seizure.
› In Bryan County, Joey argued successfully for his client to keep his First Offender status at a probation revocation hearing after the client was alleged to have been in possession of marijuana and drug-related objects.
› In Jeff Davis County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Methamphetamine charges for a client by showing that she was not a willing participant in a 60-person conspiracy.
› In Bulloch County State Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana charges for a Georgia Southern student by arguing the equal access doctrine at a suppression hearing.
› In Bulloch County State Court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug-Related Objects charges by using the equal access defense to prove his client’s innocence.
› In Tatnall County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of his client’s charges of Gang-Related Activity and Conspiracy to Sell Methamphetamine by proving at a preliminary hearing that his client had no actual or implied knowledge of the conspiracy.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a case involving a violation of the Controlled Substances Act. At the preliminary hearing, Joey cross-examined the police officer and got him to admit on the witness stand that he could not positively identify my client.
› In Wayne County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a Possession of Methamphetamine case.
› Joey represented an Iraq war veteran in Port Wentworth who was facing a Possession of Marijuana charge. Joey convinced the judge to dismiss the charge and lower remaining charges to city ordinance violations.
› In Liberty County, GA Joey was successful in having a client’s Possession of Marijuana charge reduced to a municipal code violation, punishable only by a fine and no mark on the client’s criminal record.
› In Port Wentworth, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Marijuana charges after a client was found with several ounces of marijuana in his car during a routine traffic stop. Several other people were in the car with the client, and Joey convinced the prosecutor to pursue the other occupants and dismiss the client’s charges.
› In Bulloch County Superior Court, Joey successfully argued for suppression of evidence relating to a charge of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute after police illegally stopped the client’s car without probable cause.
› In Liberty County, Joey got a case of Possession of Marijuana dismissed on behalf of his client.
› A client in Chatham County was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. At the preliminary hearing, Joey successfully argued that his client did not have possession of the drugs, which resulted in a dismissal of the charges.
› In Bulloch County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a Possession of Marijuana charge for a client after getting evidence suppressed at the preliminary hearing by arguing equal access.
Traffic Offenses
› In Chatham County Magistrate Court, Joey won dismissal of a case where the client was charged with Hit and Run.
› In Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of Vehicular Homicide charges for a young client who was involved in a tragic car accident that killed a passenger in his car.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of hit and run charges for a client and helped them their driving record cleared.
› In Chatham County Recorders Court, Joey won dismissal of Reckless Driving charges by beating the case at a bench trial.
› Joey successfully represented a young client with no prior record who by achieving a dismissal of his Hit and Run and Leaving the Scene of An Accident charges in Chatham County State Court.
› In Chatham County, Joey won an acquittal of a Reckless Driving charge for a client at trial.
› In Bulloch County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a drug trafficking case after prevailing at a preliminary hearing.
› In Effingham County State Court, Joey won dismissal for a client who was charged with Driving on a Suspended License, Reckless Driving, and several other traffic offenses.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Hit and Run charges against a young client with no prior record.
White-Collar Crimes
› In U. S. District Court, Joey successfully argued for the limiting of the intended loss that a client was charged with as a result of making numerous PPP loan requests. This saved the client from a lengthy prison sentence.
› In the Magistrate Court of Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of three charges of Financial Transaction Fraud for a client accused of stealing $98,000 from her employer.
› In Liberty County Superior Court, won dismissal of theft by taking charges for an active military client.
› In Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of a Theft by Taking case by proving that the alleged victim could not show that his client had access to the goods that he alleged were stolen.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of financial identity fraud charges after a client was wrongfully accused of using the Internet to steal someone’s identity.
› At Hunter Army Airfield in Chatham County, Joey successfully defended an Iraq War veteran against seven charges of Fraud.
› Joey won dismissal of a Theft by Taking case in Savannah in which the client was accused of taking hundreds of dollars from his employer.
Violent Crimes
› In Camden County Superior Court, Joey got murder charges dismissed for his client after showing that he was not a party to the crime.
› In Chatham State Court, Joey won a dismissal of a Simple Battery (Family Violence) case by rejecting State’s plea offers and forcing them to re-evaluate the case as if it was headed to trial.
› In Chatham County, Joey got charges of Attempted Murder dropped for a client who was facing at least 15 years in prison if convicted.
› In Glynn County Superior Court got a not guilty verdict on a malice murder case after a week-long jury trial involving three co-defendants.
› In Liberty County, got charges of aggravated assault dropped for a client wrongfully charged with starting a domestic incident.
› In Chatham County, got murder charges dropped for a client who had been in jail awaiting trial for over 2 years before his family hired me.
› In Bulloch County State Court, Joey won dismissal of criminal trespassing and assault charges for a client with no prior criminal history.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey argued and won a nolle pros (“not being prosecuted”) for a client facing Assault and Battery (Domestic Violence) charges.
› In Chatham County, Joey helped get malice murder and felony murder charges dropped for a client who shot someone in self-defense.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won a not guilty verdict for a client on a kidnapping charge after a two-day jury trial.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won acquittals following a jury trial for a client on the charges of Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault.
› In Port Wentworth, Joey argued successfully for the dismissal of Assault and Battery charges for a client facing a loss of employment.
› In Brantley County Superior Court, Joey negotiated the dismissal of Felony Murder charges for a client previously charged with Murder and Aggravated Assault by re-opening the case and arguing it on appeal.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won the dismissal of domestic violence charges for a military client by arguing that the client was actually the victim of domestic abuse.
› In Washington County Juvenile Court, Joey won dismissal of Aggravated Assault charges for a juvenile client who was facing a possible sentence of 5 years of incarceration.
› In Laurens County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Kidnapping charges at a preliminary hearing for a young client with no prior record.
› In Bulloch County, Joey was successful in convincing the prosecution to drop a Murder investigation against a client who was present during a gunfight in a Statesboro apartment complex.
› In Chatham County Magistrate Court, Joey won a dismissal of an arrest warrant application for a client who was being accused of Aggravated Assault.
› In Bulloch County, Joey represented a client facing murder charges and convinced the prosecutor not to pursue the case.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of criminal trespassing charges for a client who was allegedly involved in a fight at a restaurant in downtown Savannah.
› In Chatham county Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a Murder charge for a young client with no prior record.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissals of various charges, including Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, and other drug crimes, after successfully arguing that the police officers did not have sufficient evidence in their application for a search warrant.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won a dismissal of all charges for a client charged with Battery after he successfully argued that the alleged victim’s injuries were due to a medical condition and were not caused by any actions of the Defendant.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey helped a client get charges of Aggravated Battery dropped at a preliminary hearing.
› Following a preliminary hearing in Port Wentworth, Joey was successful in having charges of Assault and Battery reduced to an undisclosed city ordinance violation.
› In Glynn County, Joey achieved a dismissal of a Domestic Violence/Battery charge on behalf of his client.
› In Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of a domestic violence case for a client after proving at the preliminary hearing that she was the victim, not the aggressor.
› Joey got a client’s charges of Aggravated Assault reduced to Misdemeanor Simple Assault after a preliminary hearing in Garden City, GA.
Probation
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey was successful in getting a probation petition dismissed for a client facing up to 8 years in prison.
› In Jones County Superior Court, Joey helped a client get released from the jail after convincing the prosecutor that they did not have enough evidence to pursue a probation revocation.
› Joey represented a client in Coffee County, GA who faced a revocation of probation after being charged with a probation violation. Joey argued that the methods the probation officer used to determine that the client has violated the probation were improperly performed. As a result, the judge only revoked a few months of the client’s probation and gave credit for time served.
› Joey successfully argued for early termination of a client’s probation and an expungement of her record so that she could complete college and not have to explain her Marijuana Possession charges to potential employers.
› In Chatham County, Joey won a hearing ending his client’s probation 10 months early so that the client could apply for a promotion in the U.S. Army.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey modified a client’s prior sentence to end his community service requirement and fees so that he could end his probation early.
Federal Offenses
› In federal court, Joey won dismissal of Distribution of Child Pornography charges and helped a client avoid a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.
› In federal court, Joey won dismissal of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute charges for a client who, if convicted, would have been considered a “career offender” and would have been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison.
Crimes Against Children
› In Liberty County, Joey won an acquittal after a jury trial for a client charged with Child Exploitation.
› In Effingham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Criminal Attempt to Commit Child Molestation charges following a jury trial.
› In U.S. District Court, Joey won an acquittal for a client on charges of Transporting Minors to Engage In Sexual Activity following a three-day jury trial.
Fleeing and Eluding Charges
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey got a Fleeing to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer charge dismissed for a client who was facing at least one year in prison if convicted.
› In Appling County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of new Fleeing and Eluding charges for a client on a probation hold that allowed him to be released from jail.
› In Port Wentworth Municipal Court, Joey won dismissal of Felony Fleeing and Eluding charges for a client who was accused of fleeing from police officers on his motorcycle.
› In Bulloch County Superior Court, Joey successfully argued for the dismissal of felony Fleeing and Eluding charges for a client who faced five years in prison.
› In Evans County Superior Court, Joey represented a client who was facing a minimum of one year in prison after being charged with Fleeing/Eluding police. Joey argued that because an unmarked car was chasing the client, he could not be guilty of fleeing from an official police vehicle. The charges against the client were dismissed.
Firearm Charges
› In U.S. District Court, got possession of a firearm by a prohibited person charge dropped for a client who was facing a career offender sentence of at least 20 years in prison.
› In the Superior Court of Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of charges of Felony Obstruction and Removal of a Firearm from a Public Official after a two-day jury trial.
› In Treutlen County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of a Possession of Firearm during commission of a felony—a crime that carries a mandatory minimum five-year consecutive sentence.
Sex Crime / Pornography Charges
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won an acquittal after a four-day jury trial for a client charged with Aggravated Sexual Battery and Child Molestation.
› In Bulloch County Superior Court, Joey won an acquittal for his client on charges of Sexual Battery following a multi-day jury trial.
› In Evans County Superior Court, Joey got the charges of Rape and Aggravated Sexual Battery dismissed for a client facing the possibility of a life sentence without parole.
› In Effingham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of the charges of Aggravated Sodomy after a three-day jury trial that ended in a mistrial.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won a not guilty verdict after a four-day jury trial for a client charged with Statutory Rape.
› In the Superior Court of Effingham County, Joey won dismissal of Computer Pornography charges for a client following a successful motion hearing.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won dismissal of prostitution charges for a client after successfully arguing at a motions hearing that the alleged acts did not happen.
Theft / Burglary Charges
› In Effingham County Superior Court, Joey won an acquittal at trial for a client charged with Theft by Taking and Theft by Conversion.
› In Pooler, Joey won dismissal of Theft by Taking charges for a client accused by her ex-husband of stealing items from their home while they were going through a divorce. The client was from California, and Joey was able to get the case dismissed without her having to come back to Pooler.
› In Emanuel County Superior Court, Joey convinced the prosecution to drop Burglary charges against a client following a successful Motion to Suppress hearing.
› In Chatham County, Joey won dismissal of Theft by Taking charges for a client whose landlord accused her of stealing thousands of dollars of furniture from a rental house.
› In Chatham County State Court, Joey won an acquittal for a client facing six charges of theft by taking after exposing the prosecution’s weaknesses at a bench trial.
› In Bryan County, Joey won a not guilty verdict for a client charged with Theft by Taking after a two-day trial.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of all charges for a client who was charged with four counts of Theft by Taking.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Felony Shoplifting charges for a client by securing the video surveillance of the store and using it to beat the case at a motions hearing.
› In Candler County, Joey won dismissal of Burglary charges by challenging the methods used by the police in searching a client’s property.
› In Chatham County, GA, a client accused of Shoplifting was found not guilty at a preliminary hearing.
› In Liberty County Superior Court, Joey argued successfully to lower a client’s felony Shoplifting charge to an undisclosed municipal code violation. By doing so, his client avoided a felony charge and a mandatory jail sentence.
Military / Veteran
› In Liberty County, successfully won a dismissal of a DUI for a military client-facing expulsion from the military if convicted.
› In Bryan County State Court, Joey got a DUI dismissed for a military client facing removal from the military if convicted.
› In Liberty County State Court, Joey won dismissal of harassment charges for a veteran with no prior record by vigorously cross-examining the alleged victim at trial.
› Joey represented an accomplished soldier during a military investigation, including a polygraph with CID officers, and helped him get his career back.
Other Criminal Charges
› In Chatham County, got charges of stalking and obstruction dismissed for a client with a government security clearance so that he could keep his job.
› In Chatham County, won dismissal of aggravated stalking charges for a client after an evidentiary hearing.
› Joey successfully argued for the early release of a client on parole before the Board of Pardons and Paroles, helping the client get out of prison and get on with their life.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey got charges of Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer dropped for a client without a prior criminal record.
› In Chatham County Superior Court, Joey won dismissal of Felony Obstruction of Law Enforcement and Assault charges for a military client with no prior record.
› In Glynn County Superior Court, Joey won a motion to dismiss a charge of Felony Obstruction for a client who was being threatened with deportation for the charge.
› In Liberty County Superior Court, Joey successfully argued for a client to withdraw his guilty plea and subsequently worked out a plea agreement with the prosecutor that changed felony charges to misdemeanors.
› In Liberty County Superior Court, Joey successfully argued for a sentence reduction and modification for a 20-year old client previously convicted of Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony.
› In Chatham County, Joey successfully argued to have a client’s Arson charges dismissed by the Court after a preliminary hearing.
› In U.S. District Court, Joey successfully argued for a client to receive a significant downward departure from his status as a Career Offender, lowering his sentence range from 12-15 years to 2-3 years.
› In Chatham County, won dismissal of Obstruction charges for a client after proving at a preliminary hearing that the police officers lacked reasonable articulable suspicion to ask the client any questions at all.
› In Candler County, Joey won dismissal of Stalking charges for a military client by successfully arguing a lack of evidence at a motions hearing.
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