Defense Attorney, Jackie Patterson AS SEEN ON TV!

Click play on any of the videos below to see Jackie Patterson as he vigorously defends his client.

• Attorney Jackie Patterson serves as a legal analyst for Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Richard Belcher who investigates why Atlanta Police Officers have such a high no-show rate at DUI administrative license suspension hearings. - Attorney Patterson discusses the fact that officers are not paid to come to hearings while off duty, "there is just no incentive since the hearings are not mandatory.".

• Atlanta Police Officer found not guilty of Rape - Suspended Atlanta Police Office Wayne Longe was found not guilty by a jury in Fulton County when a woman he arrested claimed that instead of taking her to jail after he arrested her for drinking in public, took her to Anderson Park and raped her. Attorney Patterson asserted Officer Longe did have sex with her on duty but she agreed to have sex with him. At trial Attorney Patterson surprised the Prosecutor and the jury when he showed the jury an $1100.00 check that his client gave to the victim in a civll lawsuit that was settled between them. After the jury heard that she never told anyone about the check, they took just one hour to find Officer Longe not guilty of all charges.

• Police Admit to Using Excessive Force - Two police officers are under investigation after dash cam video caught them using excessive force on a teenager. It all began on East Ninth Street in West Point last month after 17-year-old Ciara Flemister began recording the arrest of her cousin. Police were arresting him after complaints of loud music. The officer's dash cam video shows Flemister walking close to where officers had detained her cousin. You then see an officer raise his elbow and then slam it onto the teen's head. Seconds later, the video shows a second officer grabbing Flemister's hair and yanking her head down as she screams in pain. Flemister told Channel 2's Tom Jones that she doesn't remember much of the force. Cato said both officers were given written counseling and ordered to undergo additional use of force training. He said he thought the discipline was fair. Flemister's mother disagrees and is also not happy about the charges her daughter faces. Her attorney, Jackie Patterson, also thinks she did nothing wrong. "Absolutely nothing. Other than videoing the incident, which she had an absolute right to do," Patterson said. Ciara Flemister said she's now afraid of officers. Her attorney is exploring a lawsuit. The police chief said the two officers are good employees who made bad decisions.

• Travis Hart, a Troup County High School coach and paraprofessional is charged with Sexual Assault of a Person in Custody. He has been accused of having sex voluntary sex with a 16 year old student on school property. Attorney Jackie Patterson is asserting that the law does not apply to Mr. Hart because it is not a "teacher" under Georgia law but a certified "paraprofessional". The law only applies to a teacher, principal, assistant principal or other administrator and Mr. Hart does not fall into either category so he has not committed a criminal offense.

• Former South West DeKalb High School Teacher Acquitted - Nathan Grigsby was acquitted of all charges of deprivation of a minor on March 31, 2010. Once Again Defense attorney Jackie Patterson, achieved victory for his client, who underwent trial in association with an incident in his classroom back in 2008. Grigsby's former students fallegedly participated in inappropriate dancing in the classroom, which eventually brought about the charges. Those same students came to the defense of their former teacher, along with many other attesting to his strong character. In addition, as Jackie Patterson pointed out, "The state simply did not prove their case".

• County looks to retry case of woman who hit, killed child - The DeKalb County solicitor general is calling a decision to overturn the conviction of a woman who hit and killed a child troubling. On Feb. 2, 2009, Shirley Ogilvie hit Dunmore on Deshon Road even though a crossing guard with a stop sign had ordered traffic to stop for the boy. Ogilvie was convicted of vehicular homicide, but just last week, an appeals court overturned it. "The ruling cites an error by the judge as the reason for reversing the judgment," Jackie Patterson said. "On the grounds that the judge violated her rights by not giving the jury the option of ruling that this was an accident."

• Investigation finds Atlanta breaking red light camera law - An exclusive CBS Atlanta investigation exposed the City of Atlanta for not properly notifying alleged violators caught by cameras while running red lights at seven different intersections. Traffic law attorney Jackie Patterson said the City of Atlanta may be hurting the credit worthiness of thousands of drivers. "When you get something that negatively effects your credit, that can last for a very long time, "Patterson said. He pointed out that it can affect a person's ability to buy a house or automobile and can impact the interest rates they can obtain.

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• Don’t Lose Money to Traffic tickets! - Jackie Patterson is both a defense attorney and a traffic court judge. In these two segments with Atlanta’s CBS 46 News, Jackie shares his special insights. Dispelling some very common myths about traffic violations, saving your driving record, your time and your money.

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