Attorney Karen L. Pass has practiced criminal defense for over 22 years. She has extensive knowledge and experience in criminal defense litigation and has acquired 1000s of hours in the court room defending clients. She handles a wide variety of criminal charges from minute misdemeanors to all felony crimes. With a track record of success she has obtained many notable victories. Although we can not make any guarantees as to the outcome of your case, below are a few examples of cases closed in the past year. All possible sentences listed below are subject to change due to a defendants prior convictions and the laws described in the Official Code Georgia Annotated.

Charges : Count 1 - Rape, Count 2 - Aggravated Sodomy, Count 3 - Aggravated Sodomy, Count 4 - False Imprisonment

Possible Sentence : 25 years imprisonment to life imprisonment on count 1, 1 to 20 years imprisonment each on counts 2 and 3 and 1 to 10 years imprisonment on count 4

Result : After almost 2 years of Investigations the state dismissed all counts based off of evidence presented by the Defense Attorney

Location : Gwinnett County Superior Court

Charges : Count 1 : Armed Robbery, Count 2 - Aggravated Assault, Count 3 - Possession of a firearm by convicted felon

Possible Sentence : 10 to 20 years up to life imprisonment on count 1, 1 to 20 years imprisonment on count 2, 1 to 5 years imprisonment on count 3

Result : After two weeks of trial litigation, the defendant was found not guilty by a jury on all 3 counts

Location : Fulton County Superior Court

Charges : Count 1 : Possession of marijuana with intent to distribution

Possible Sentence : Minimum 1 year imprisonment up to 10  years imprisonment on count 1

Result : After filing a motion to suppress due to what we believed was an illegal search and seizure, the State Prosecutor dismissed the case

Location : Gwinnett County Superior Court

Charges : Count 1 : Cruelty to children in the first degree - Count 2 : Simple Battery

Possible Sentence : Minimum 5 years imprisonment up to 20 years imprisonment on count 1, Up to 1 year imprisonment on count 2

Result : After a 3 day trial by jury the defendant was found not guilty on all counts

Location : Cobb County Superior Court

Charges : Count 1 : Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Count 2 : Possession of methamphetamine

Possible Sentence : Minimum 1 year imprisonment up to 5 years imprisonment on count 1, Minimum 1 year imprisonment up to 10 years imprisonment on count 2

Result : Based on the evidence presented by the State Prosecutor it was in our clients best interest to take a plea rather than go to trial. The State prosecutor was asking for 10 years probation, 4 years imprisonment and a $ 3,000 fine. After negotiating with the prosecutor we were able to get him reduced down to time served, and a $1,000 fine. The judge approved our negotiation and our client was released within a week.

Location : Clayton County Superior Court