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Judge accepts First Offender pleas for two defendants; sentences include probation and treatment
Summary
Jeffrey Goins and Darius Weddington entered First Offender pleas in Clayton County State Court; the judge accepted recommended probated sentences with community-service and treatment conditions and emphasized probation intake steps.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted First Offender pleas from Jeffrey Goins and Darius Lagun Weddington during the Dec. 4, 2025 arraignment calendar in Courtroom 304. In both matters the state presented factual bases and recommended dispositions that the court accepted.
Jeffrey Goins (case 2023CR02042) pled guilty under the First Offender Act to a family-violence battery charge; Judge Hayward accepted the plea, sentencing him to 12 months with 1 day to serve…
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