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Savannah Morning News
January 24, 2018
Over the objections of prosecutors, Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann allowed the sentence to be imposed under Georgia's First Offender Act, which means she made no adjudication of guilt. His conviction will be wiped from his record if he successfully completes hisÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
January 24, 2018
Over the objections of prosecutors, Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann allowed the sentence to be imposed under Georgia's First Offender Act, which means she made no adjudication of guilt. His conviction will be wiped from his record if he successfully completes hisÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
July 27, 2017
He could be paroled on the 10-year portion of the term and be required to register as a sex offender under the plea agreement accepted by Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann. He also has 22 special conditions for sex offenders while on probation. Frazier, who was 16 at theÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
July 27, 2017
He could be paroled on the 10-year portion of the term and be required to register as a sex offender under the plea agreement accepted by Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann. He also has 22 special conditions for sex offenders while on probation. Frazier, who was 16 at theÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
June 16, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Louisa Abbot, who along with Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann, followed the path blazed by Judge Kravitch remembered the late jurist as “a role model who blazed trails for all of us.” “She was a tiny, single, Jewish woman in a worldÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
June 16, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Louisa Abbot, who along with Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann, followed the path blazed by Judge Kravitch remembered the late jurist as “a role model who blazed trails for all of us.” “She was a tiny, single, Jewish woman in a worldÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
June 15, 2017
“When I came to the Superior Court bench, Judge Kravitch was already a legend,” said Chatham Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann. “I laugh saying this because she was so small, but she was big shoes to fill. She will be missed.” Chatham County Chief Superior Court Judge Michael KarpfÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
May 22, 2017
Claims of mental incompetence in criminal cases are so infrequent that trial judges and prosecutors often are caught re-inventing the wheel to handle them. For Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann it is a problem worth addressing and for her the final piece of a vision she hasÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 27, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann, who accepted the guilty pleas on Thursday without any pre-agreement on the sentence, imposed a sentence for aggravated assault on Applebee's customer Marquist Curtis and added a five-year sentence for possession of a firearm duringÃâà...
WTOC
March 27, 2017
Withers did ask Judge Penny Haas Freesemann to consider before sentencing Arnold's service as a firefighter and to not judge his client on what he considers the worst moment of his life. The defense pointed to Arnold's alcoholism and the treatment he's currently receiving. The prosecution made theÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 27, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann, who accepted the guilty pleas on Thursday without any pre-agreement on the sentence, imposed a sentence for aggravated assault on Applebee's customer Marquist Curtis and added a five-year sentence for possession of a firearm duringÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
March 23, 2017
The plea before Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann was entered with no agreement on the sentence. After testimony from a number of witnesses, the judge recessed the sentencing hearing until 9:30 a.m. Monday to allow defense attorneys to call one more witness.
Savannah Morning News
February 15, 2017
Bass' court has been joined by several others: Mental Health and Veterans Treatment courts under Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann and DUI Court under State Court Chief Judge H. Gregory Fowler. Since 2001, 271 have graduated from the drug court, Cottier said. A total of 659 participantsÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
January 19, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann will sit on the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday in place of a sitting justice to hear a challenge to the state's prohibition on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The case involves three state obstetrician/gynecologists who are appealingÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
January 19, 2017
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann will sit on the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday in place of a sitting justice to hear a challenge to the state's prohibition on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The case involves three state obstetrician/gynecologists who are appealingÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
December 30, 2016
Newton, who acted out in his initial appearance before Judge Penny Haas Freesemann on Dec. 12, continued to be disruptive Friday. Several deputy sheriffs had to escort him into the courtroom — then retain physical restraints — where he initially complained at being stood before the podium beforeÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
September 9, 2016
Lambert credits Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann and her Savannah-Chatham Veterans Treatment Court, where he graduated in June 2015, for that. “It was probably the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said. “I couldn't have done it without the program.” His secondÃâà...
Savannah Morning News
September 9, 2016
Lambert credits Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann and her Savannah-Chatham Veterans Treatment Court, where he graduated in June 2015, for that. “It was probably the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said. “I couldn't have done it without the program.” His secondÃâà...
ABC News
May 31, 2012
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann threw out murder and molestation charges against Buckner on Wednesday, saying his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated. The convicted child molester was indicted in the murder of Ashleigh Moore in 2007. The indictmentÃâà...
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