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  • Owens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-02-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, Zachary Taylor, (Coweta County Solicitor General’s Office), Newnan, Maggie Meetze, Carrollton, Lara Todd, (Office of the District Attorney Carroll County District Attorney’s Office), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1485

    Court Affirms Convictions for Aggravated Battery and Other Crimes Involving a Motorcycle Club Attack, Vacates Sentencing Due to Merger Errors, and Remands for Further Analysis

  • Junior v. Graham

    Publication Date: 2025-02-03
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, Michael Terry, Michael Arndt, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Orlando Ojeda, (Ojeda Legal, LLC), Atlanta, Amanda Bradley, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Cruser, (Cruser & Mitchell, L.L.P.), Norcross, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1217

    Court Affirms Attorney Fee Award and Rejects Argument for Larger Award, Finding that Contingency Agreements in OCGA § 9-11-68 Fee Claims Have Limited Weight

  • Flores-Avila v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Armond, (The Armond Firm, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1811

    Court Reverses Child Molestation Conviction Due to Ineffective Assistance of. Counsel, Who Did not Object to Improper Bolstering of Victim's Credibility

  • Perry v. Emory Healthcare Services Management, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Careton Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain, Jessica Austin, (Law Offices of Careton Matthews), Stone Mountain, Theresa Mahfood, Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Hall, Jacquelyn Clarke, Courtney Walker, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, Kawania James, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, James Dean, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1435

    Court Vacates Dismissal of Sexual Assault Claim, Noting that Statute of Limitations May Not Have Tolled in View of Criminal Prosecution of Defendant

  • Pelayo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1782

    Court of Reverses Conviction in Child Rape Case Due to Faulty Jury Instruction on Statute of Limitations, Noting that Indictment Failed to Include Proper Tolling Period

  • Wright v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zachary Smith, Alexandra Hofstetter, (Burns Smith Law, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A25A0076

    Court Reverses Exclusion of Expert Testimony in a DUI Vehicular Homicide Case and Remands for Further Proceedings

  • Singh et al. v. Ultra Group of Companies, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-28
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Kennedy, (Attorney at Law), Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Belinfante, Alexander Denton, Melanie Johnson, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A25A0021

    Court Vacates Dismissal of Cross-Petitions for Review of Arbitration Award in a Coin-Operated Amusement Machine Contract Dispute and Remands for Clarification

  • In re: Estate of Gadson Herndon Woodall, Jr

    Publication Date: 2025-01-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Hardwick, (Law Offices of Clifford E. Hardwick, IV), East Point, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leslie Erwin, (Leslie A. Erwin, P.C.), McDonough, for appellee; Hillary Cranford; (Andrew, Merritt, Reilly & Smith), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A1399

    Court Dismisses Appeal on Probate Court's Indigency Ruling in an Estate Administration Dispute, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

  • Murphy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit), Fayetteville, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, Lilly Nickels, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Zebulon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1626

    Court Reverses Conviction for False Imprisonment Over Trial Court Error Regarding Voir Dire Restrictions in Sex Trafficking Defense

  • Albright v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calvin Albright, (Coastal State Prison), Garden City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melanie Brogden, (Assistant District Attorney), Waycross, Bryce Johnson, (District Attorney), Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1496

    Court Applies Rule of Lenity and Remands Child Molestation and Sexual Battery Case for Resentencing Due to Improper Application of Split Sentence Statute