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  • Blackwell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville; Lee Tittsworth (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0696

    Court Rejects Defendant's Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Argument

  • In the interest of J. S. A., a child.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Ballinger (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton; Wallace Rogers (Assistant District Attorney), Canton; Shannon Wallace (District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0328

    Appeal of Informal Adjustment Dismissed as Premature

  • Beavers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica Baron (Office of the Public Defender), Blairsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: T. Levins (Assistant District Attorney), Hiawassee; William Langley (District Attorney), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0323

    Although Evidence Supported Finding of Probation Violation, Trial Court Erred In Sentencing

  • Mullis v. Welch et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Edgar (Attorney at Law), Alma, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Strickland (Attorney at Law), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0128

    Summary Judgment for Trustees Proper Where Plaintiff Did Not Raise Disputed Issue of Material Fact Regarding Alleged Incapacity or Undue Influence

  • Escobar v. Montee

    Publication Date: 2018-07-23
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-10467

    Escobar sued Montee, a police officer, under §1983, alleging that Montee violated Escobar's civil rights by releasing a police dog that bit Escobar until he was fully handcuffed by the police.

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Tarleton (The Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur; Gerald Mason (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0182

    The trial court erroneously admitted evidence of defendant's prior conviction at his trial for aggravated child molestation and sexual battery and the Court thus reversed defendant's convictions and remanded for a new trial.

  • New Star Realty, Inc. v. Jungang PRI USA, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-07-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Durant (Attorney at Law), Tucker; Leland Kynes (Kynes Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Flake, Megan Mitchell (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Jeongha Lee (Jackson County Correctional Institute), Jefferson; West Point Property Group LLC, Atlanta; New Star Realty & Investment Inc, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0777

    Francisor Real Estate Company Not Vicariously Liable For Franchisee President's Improper Transfer of Escrow Account Funds

  • In the Interest of R. D. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Piner (Piner & Maffit LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Lee Moss (Prior Daniel and Wiltshire LLC), Madison; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Jessica Van Hall, Loganville; Charles Day (Attorney at Law), Monroe; Nadine Bailey (Attorney at Law), Athens; Robin Crittenden (GA Dept of Human Services), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0373

    Juvenile Court Did Not Err In Allowing Children's Guardian Ad Litem to Make Objections and Cross-Examine Witnesses

  • Williams v. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2018-07-17
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Meir Feder, Lauren Pardee Ruben, on the brief, Rajeev Muttreja, Jones Day, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Andrew D. Bing, Barbara D. Underwood, on the brief, Zainab A. Chaudhry, for Barbara D. Underwood, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1018

    'Holt' Leads to Remand of Inmate's RLUIPA Action Over Religious Dietary Restrictions

  • State Of Texas v. Fowler

    Publication Date: 2018-07-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-16-00032-CR

    The appellee was found guilty of burglary, after a jury trial, and was sentenced to 6 months incarceration.