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  • Torres v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
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    Case Number: 06-22-00135-CR

    Appellant pled guilty to the third-degree felony offense of possession of one or more grams but less than four grams of methamphetamine.

  • Sharpe v. McCartney

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick O’Connor, Amelia Stevens, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1550

    Court affirms dismissal of action for excessive use of force by the police, concluding it was not a proper renewal action where plaintiff's original case was dismissed for lack of diligence in service

  • McAnnally v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1239

    Court affirms convictions for firearm possession and obstruction of an officer following a traffic stop and rejected defendants' contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anita Howard, Cynthia Adams, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Office of the District Attorney Macon Judicial Circuit), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1342

    Court affirms denial of out-of-time appeal in a voluntary manslaughter case

  • February 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    General Rules and Their Exceptions in Appellate Procedure

    The legal universe is coated in general rules and principles but, as well known, general principles and rules have their individualized specific exceptions. This article examines such instances in appellate procedure.

    13 minute read

  • Maney v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Sung
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 22-35218

    PREP Act immunizes state officials from liability under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for damages allegedly incurred due to delayed immunization under state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

  • Collington v. Clayton County, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John David Hadden, Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Benjamin Frederick Windham, (Ben F. Windham, P.C.), Locust Grove, Robert Walker Garrett, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta, PLLC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack R. Hancock, Arash Ali Sabzevari, Wes C. Jackson, Jacob Edward Daly, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles Madden Cork, III, (LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES M. Cork, III), Decatur, for Amicus Appellant; Kellye C. Moore, (Walker Hulbert Gray & Moore, LLP), Perry, for Amicus Appellee; Daniel C. Prout, Jr., (Waldon Adelman Castilla McNamara & Prout), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S22G1146

    Court verifies that OCGA § 36-11-1 applies to official-capacity claims against county sheriffs, and rules that presenting the claim to a county governing authority satisfies the presentment requirement

  • February 5, 2024 | Law.com

    Oregon Governor, Health Officials Immune From Liability in COVID-19 Vaccine Suit, Says 9th Circuit

    The panel held that the act granted Gov. Kate Brown and Director of Oregon Health Authority Patrick Allen immunity from liability as policymakers and due to the limited vaccine supplies available at the time.

    5 minute read

  • February 5, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Court of Appeals Upholds Sweeping Premise of New Discovery Law

    In 'People v. Bay', the court acknowledged the raison d'etre of the new law: that the People cannot be ready for trial without having fully complied with their discovery obligations.

    10 minute read

  • Appellate Division, First Department: February 5, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:February 1, 2024