Protect Your Rights in Barrow County with Slider Law

Barrow County is one of several counties in the northeast Georgia area that has a State Court and a Superior Court handling the prosecution of criminal cases. Whether the case is being prosecuted in the State Court of Barrow County or the Superior Court of Barrow County depends on whether the case is a misdemeanor offense or a felony offense. Additionally, Barrow County also has the Winder City Municipal Court that prosecutes misdemeanor traffic offenses, including DUI, that occur inside the city limits of Winder.

Misdemeanor DUI charges, whether made by the Winder City Police Department, the Barrow County Sheriff's Department, or the Georgia State Patrol are either prosecuted in the Winder City Municipal Court or the State Court of Barrow County. A person charged with a DUI in the Winder City Municipal Court has a right to transfer the case to the State Court of Barrow County to demand a jury trial for their charges. Besides DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, and DUI prescription medications, the State Court of Barrow County is also the court the Solicitor General of Barrow County prosecutes all other misdemeanors criminal offenses, including misdemeanor domestic violence offenses such as battery, simple battery, simple assault, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and violations of a TPO. Cases in the State Court of Barrow County are prosecuted by the Solicitor General of Barrow County. 

Felony cases, such as most drug offenses, including drug possession, possession with intent to distribute and drug trafficking, or felony domestic violence charges, such as aggravated assault, aggravated battery, false imprisonment and aggravated stalking, are prosecuted in the Superior Court of Barrow County by the District Attorney of Barrow County. The District Attorney of Barrow County maintains an office in Winder which is  staffed with multiple full time assistant District Attorneys.

Jason Slider is very familiar with the court system and the prosecutors in Barrow County and has years of experience handling matters in Winder. If you are charged with a DUI, drug charge, domestic violence offense, or any other criminal matter in Barrow County, call our firm today at 706-208-1514.