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  • USA v. Adair

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
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    Case Number: 21-50218

    Appellant pled guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction and the district court sentenced him to 57 months, which was a within-guidelines sentence.

  • J.P. Carey Enterprises, Inc. v. Cuentas, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-05
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Bonder, Carson Modrall, (Fried Bonder White LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Giovinazzo, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Brannen, Joshua Curry, Ronald Masterson, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0703

    Court affirms ruling that certain provisions in a convertible note were unenforceable penalties but reverses and remands as to whether noteholder waived default provisions

  • Marshall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Micah Gates, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Franklin, Herbert Poston, (Assistant District Attorney), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0948

    No Showing Made That Trial Court Abused Discretion in Giving Allen Charge

  • Moran v. Team Elite Realty, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey, (Massey & Sharry, LLP), Winder, Darren Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, James Seifter, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Broughton, Robert Parker, (Allen L Broughton PC), Atlanta, John Stell, (Stell, Smith & Mattison, P.C.), Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1036

    Court affirms summary judgment for property owner and realtor in a slip and fall case where neither defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of property defect

  • Adams v. Godhania

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-20-00115-CV

    Appellees filed suit to evict appellants.

  • Cook v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
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    Case Number: 06-20-00001-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault at trial, successfully showed how the trial court erred in its administration of the trial.

  • State v. Bowman

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1873

    Court reverses grant of defendant's motion for discharge and acquittal, finding that his right to a speedy trial was not violated even though petit jury was not sworn in.

  • Office of the Attorney General v. Brickman

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Byrne
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 03-21-00161-CV

    This appeal concerned the application of the Texas Whistleblower Act to the highest echelons of the Texas government and the State's fundamental policies of governmental transparency and accountability.

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tradd Bosch, (Northern Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, Branden Pollett, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney's Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0709

    Court affirms convictions under Georgia Street Gang and Terrorism Act over defendants contentions of evidentiary and other trial court errors

  • Dataforensics, LLC v. Boxer Property Management a/a/f Boxer F2, L.P. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig White, (Skedsvold and White, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mario Breedlove, (The Breedlove Law Firm), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0996

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment to Lessor on Lessee's Counterclaim for Breach of Contract Based on Lease's Limitation of Liability Clause