Franklin County

Criminal Defense Attorney for your Franklin County Criminal Offenses

Franklin County

Franklin County

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol regularly patrol and aggressively enforce traffic laws on the vehicles that travel through Franklin County along Interstate 85 and other local highways. This traffic law enforcement in the form of traffic stops oftentimes leads to seizures of individuals and searches of vehicles as law enforcement investigates for crimes such as DUI and felony drug possession. Furthermore, along with the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, the Georgia State Patrol, City of Lavonia Police Department, Franklin Springs Police Department, and City of Royston Police Department patrol the local roads of Franklin County enforcing the criminal laws for the citizens of Franklin County and other individuals passing through.

Most Franklin County DUI cases start in the Probate Court of Franklin County, the City of Lavonia Municipal Court, the City of Royston Municipal Court, or the Franklin Springs Municipal Court. However, an individual charged in either the Probate Court of Franklin County in Carnesville or any of the city Municipal Courts has the right to transfer their DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, or DUI prescription medications case to the Superior Court of Franklin County to demand a jury trial.

In either a DUI case where a jury trial is requested, a non-traffic misdemeanor offense, such as domestic violence, or a felony offense, such as drug possession, drug possession with intent to distribute, drug trafficking, or vehicular homicide, the case is handled in the Superior Court of Franklin County. The Superior Court of Franklin County is located in the downtown Carnesville courthouse at 9592 Lavonia Road. Prosecution for DUIs in the Probate Court of Franklin County and for all charges in the Superior Court of Franklin County are handled by the District Attorney of Franklin County, who has a local office in Carnesville. Franklin County shares a DA with Oglethorpe County, Madison County, Hart County, and Elbert County. 

As an experienced criminal defense attorney, Jason Slider has been representing individuals charged with crimes, including DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, DUI prescription medications, Possession of Drugs, Possession of Drugs with Intent to Distribute and domestic violence in Franklin County since 2007 and has successfully argued in front of a jury of citizens from Franklin County on behalf of his client. Individuals charged with crimes want a criminal defense attorney who knows the area and the people involved to make informed decisions about how to handle their case. Jason Slider is familiar with the District Attorney of the Northern Circuit and the assistant District Attorneys that in practice handle the prosecution of all the cases. Jason understands what legal arguments to make in representing his clients for their criminal offense. He is familiar with the DUI laws and vehicle search and seizure laws, which are often issues that arise following a traffic stop which leads to an arrest for drug charges.

If you have been charged with a criminal offense in Franklin County, call Jason Slider, a misdemeanor and felony lawyer, and Slider Law today at (706) 208-1514.

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