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  • Brooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Muhammad, (Law Office of Kenneth W Muhammad), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1110

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over pro so defendant's multiple contentions of error and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Frick v. Jergins

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
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    Case Number: 08-21-00176-CV

    A bartender, who filed suit against an agent of a state investigative bureau for libel and malicious prosecution, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in dismissing the case.

  • Finley v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Walker
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    Case Number: 02-21-00112-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted of misdemeanor assault, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court violated his constitutional rights at trial.

  • Choi v. Sierra Construction Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Hasson, Michael O’Neill, (Hasson Law Group LLP), Atlanta, Mariana Melendez, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jefferson Allen, Erin Lewis, (Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, Jin Choi, Roswell, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1057

    Court reverses a judgment on a breach of a construction contract against an individual due to improper jury instructions on the issue of joint venture liability

  • Lachica v. Medina

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 08-21-00022-CV

    Appellant, Abel Lachica, and appellee, Irasema Medina, married in 1994 and had a child in 2009.

  • El Paso Republican Party v. Baca

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Election and Political Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 08-21-00093-CV

    Appellant Seeberger, who submitted a letter of resignation as the El Paso Republican Party chair, brought a declaratory judgment seeking to confirm his continued chairmanship asserting he retracted his resignation.

  • Las Colinas Apartments LLC et al. v. Fannie Mae

    Publication Date: 2022-11-08
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hanson, (Weathington LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Curtis Anderson, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, Kimberly Rizzotti Weber, (Aldridge Pite, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0912

    Court affirms summary judgment order on damages against a debtor in a loan default and foreclosure action

  • The State v. Bobby Lee Fish

    Publication Date: 2022-11-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Luana Nolen, (Douglas County District Attorney’s Office), Douglasville, Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office Cobb County Courthouse), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Cook, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0920

    Court affirms order granting a motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop that was unlawfully prolonged by an officer

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Johnson, (Law Office of Mickey Johnson), Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Lawson, Richard Perryman, Jennifer Smith, Chase Studstill, (Alapaha Judicial Circuit Distritct Attorney’s Office), Nashville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0969

    Evidence at Trial of Second, Uncharged Crime Had Little Probative Value And Was Highly Prejudicial

  • Cosby v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derek Wright, (Derek M. Wright LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, Paula Smith, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Fani Willis, Lyndsey Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0701

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to withdraw a non-negotiated guilty plea to convictions for rape, kidnapping, and other crimes