George, A friend of mine got ridiculously drunk the other night in Gwinnette county. He was at a bar, and the last thing he remembers is his boss buying him and his friend a cab ride home. They didn't even make it out of the county. He remembers almost nothing except for getting beat rather harshly from someone (the cops presumably), and also being tazed (while in the back of the car, in handcuffs). He has 6 charges, two felonies. One is robbery and one is false imprisonment. He says he remembers nothing, but at the jail they told him he tried to take the keys from the cab driver. We figured that is where the robbery charge came from and maybe the false imprisonment too... Is there any chance for this guy?

Your friend's black-out may save him from the felony charges. Robbery & False Imprisonment, are serious felonies that require that the accused "intend" to carry-out these crimes. It appears that his extreme intoxication would serve as a good defense to the felonies. Your friend SHOULD fight these charges because pleading guilty could "wreck" his future marketability as it relates to work employment. I'd like to get more details about the night from your friend so that a strong defense can be mapped out. I'll be available to see him this week at my office... George Stein

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