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  • Wright v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zachary Smith, Alexandra Hofstetter, (Burns Smith Law, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A25A0076

    Court Reverses Exclusion of Expert Testimony in a DUI Vehicular Homicide Case and Remands for Further Proceedings

  • Envt. Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. ExxonMobil Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Environmental Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 17-20545

    In a per curium order, the court noted the en banc court heard oral argument more than 18 months prior and the parties had already endured multiple appeals and remands back to the district court over the course of nine years.

  • Rosenbaum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darius Pattillo, (District Attorney), McDonough, Christopher Carr, Clint Malcolm, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, Samuel d’Entremont, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Meghan Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0960

    Defendant's Conduct in Leaving Child in Care of Known Abuser Was Proximate Cause of Child's Death

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Katherine Bird, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1058

    Court affirms aggravated assault and tampering convictions over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions regarding jury instructions and a call during sentencing

  • Degenhardt v. Bintliff

    Publication Date: 2024-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
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    Case Number: 24-40034

    Plaintiffs, 18-year-old Marc Degenhardt and 20-year-old Augustus Degenhardt, were pulled over by defendant police lieutenant Bintliff after defendant heard an engine revving and allegedly accused plaintiff Marc Degenhardt of "peeling out" from an intersection to race another vehicle.

  • Baker v. Cuthbertson

    Publication Date: 2024-10-10
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslee Hungerford, (O’Dell & O’Neal Attorneys), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warner Hodges, Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1098

    Court affirms jury verdict and punitive damages in favor of estate executor against deceased party's partner for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty

  • Aguilar v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Adams
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    Case Number: 01-22-00841-CR

    Appellant and others lured the victim to a garage under the pretense of a drug deal, where defendant and his accomplices planned to rob and kill him.

  • Arroyo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, (Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Mitchell Mobley, (Chatham County District Attorney’s Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0483

    Court affirms rape conviction over defendant's contentions of jury instruction error regarding consent, insufficiency of evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Little v. Llano County

    Publication Date: 2024-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wiener
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-50224

    Appellees, seven patrons of the Llano County library system, brought suit against appellants, claiming appellants violated their First Amendment right to access information and ideas by removing seventeen books based on their contents and messages.

  • McGhee v. Novoterra Chase, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-06-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Fee Disputes | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Golemon
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    Case Number: 09-22-00167-CV

    Appellant rented a home from appellee between 2018 and 2020.