Morgan County

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Morgan County

Morgan County

Morgan County is located below Athens, Georgia, and East of Atlanta, Georgia. It is right next to Athens-Clarke County, and many people drive through Morgan County on their way to other locations throughout Georgia. Interstate 20 is a heavily used road that passes through Morgan County. The Morgan County Sheriff's Department, City of Madison Police Department and Georgia State Patrol actively patrol I-20 and the other roadways of Morgan County, which leads to multiple traffic stops that escalate in to DUI arrests or vehicle searches leading to drug offenses. 

In Morgan County misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence charges, including DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, and DUI prescription medications, are prosecuted in the Morgan County Probate Court, located in Madison, and the City of Madison Municipal Court. Both the Morgan County Probate Court and the City of Madison Municipal Court have a contract prosecutor that handles the prosecution of their cases. If an individual is charged with a felony DUI, another felony offense along with their DUI charge, or demand a jury trial in their misdemeanor DUI case, the case is prosecuted in the Morgan County Superior Court by the District Attorney of Morgan County. 

DUI cases in which a jury trial has been requested, drug offenses, misdemeanor and felony domestic violence charges, all other felony offenses, including felony DUI and felony fleeing and attempting to elude, and all other non-traffic related misdemeanors are prosecuted in the Superior Court of Morgan County by the District Attorney of Morgan County.  Felony drug offenses in Morgan County include drug possession, drug possession with intent to distribute, and drug trafficking. Domestic violence charges prosecuted in the Superior Court of Morgan County include battery, simple battery, simple assault, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and aggravated stalking. Morgan County is part of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, covering multiple counties including Putnam and Baldwin, and the District Attorney of Morgan County maintains an office with an assistant District Attorney permanently located in their city of Madison office.

Jason Slider has extensive experience handling cases in Morgan County, including DUI and drug charges, and is familiar with the courts and the prosecutors in Madison.

If you are facing a DUI, drug charge, or domestic violence charge in Morgan County, call Jason Slider, a top rated Criminal Defense Lawyer at (706) 208-1514. Speak with an experienced criminal lawyer about your matter today.

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