• January 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

    Appalachian Circuit Judge Retires Early; Judicial Watchdog Agency Says It's 'Satisfied'

    An Appalachian Circuit Superior Court judge, who last year became the subject of news reports that he had used a racial epithet in open court while discussing an African-American witness, has notified Gov. Nathan Deal that he intends to retire Jan. 31, which is 11 months before his current term ends.

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  • United States v. Garcia-Lopez, 14-41392 (5th Cir. 01/11/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-01-20
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    Date Filed: 2016-01-11
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
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    Case Number: 14-41392

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Before OWEN, GRAVES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Ju

  • Paschal v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-01-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin and Erin Pinder Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Robert Mooradian District Attorney's Office, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1239

    Although the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of the defendant's prior convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault for the limited purpose of showing his course of c

  • THE PEOPLE v. JAMES ALLEN

    Publication Date: 2016-01-19
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    Court: Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department
    Judge: : Pesce, P.J., Aliotta and Solomon, JJ.
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    Case Number: 2012-1896 K CR

    2012-1896 K CR. THE PEOPLE v. JAMES ALLEN — Appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Gilbert C. Hong, J.), rendered July 23, 2012. The judgmen

  • THE PEOPLE v. NELQUAN WASHINGTON

    Publication Date: 2016-01-19
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    Court: Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department
    Judge: : Weston, J.P., Aliotta and Elliot, JJ.
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    Case Number: 2012-2322 K CR

    2012-2322 K CR. THE PEOPLE v. NELQUAN WASHINGTON — Appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Geraldine Pickett, J.), rendered September 19, 201

  • The People v. Washington, 2012-2322 K CR

    Publication Date: 2016-01-19
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    Court: Appellate Term, 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Before: Weston, J.P., Aliotta and Elliot, JJ
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    Case Number: 2012-2322 K CR

    Cite as: The People v. Washington, 2012-2322 K CR, NYLJ 1202747182398, at *1 (App. Tm., 2nd, Decided December 31, 2015) CASENAME The People of the State of New

  • Cesari v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-01-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Kondritzer, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Marc Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1389

    After the defendant voluntarily absented himself from the courtroom and then returned and asked to be let inside, the trial court denied him his right to be present during a critical stage of the pr

  • January 13, 2016 |

    MFA Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nye

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis MFA Mut. Ins. Co.v.Nye612 S.W.2d 2Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.MFA MUTUAL…

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  • May v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-01-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMillian, Carla W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Williams and Philip Clark Public Defender's Office, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, District Attorney, Covington, and Ronald McNease, Assistant District Attorney, Cuthbert, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A0887

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress the less than one gram of methamphetamine an officer discovered during a pat-down for weapons, as the pat-down was justified and th

  • Kelly v. Orr

    Publication Date: 2016-01-12
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    Date Filed: 2016-01-11
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: JW Howard Attorneys and John W. Howard for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Klinedinst, Heather L. Rosing, Leah A. Plaskin and Thomas E. Daugherty for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. D067735

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 358 JAMES C. KELLY, as Trustee, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BA