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  • Grimes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Woodrow Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, Jodi Spiegel, (Henry County District Attorney’s Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0076

    Court reverses order revoking a defendant's probation because that order was based on inadmissible hearsay and defendant's due process rights were violated

  • Funvestment Group, LLC v. Crittenden

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Oliver, Les Schneider, Thomas Walker, (Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Stay, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Alex Sponseller, Melody Chapman-Caskey, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0193

    Amounts Paid by Arcade Owner to Lease Coin Operated Amusement Machines Was Not Exempt From Sales and Use Taxes

  • Hicks et al. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, Kevin Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marcella Ducca, Lori Cohen, Michael King, Gerond Lawrence, Precious Johnson, Brandon Cox, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Margaret McClatchey, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, Jacob Madsen, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Alison Currie, Mikell Reynolds, Christina Essex, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, , for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0204

    Court affirms dismissal of survivors' wrongful death claims filed after expiration of statute of limitations, and reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

  • The State v. Berrien

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Flynn Broady, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Michael DeTardo, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Western Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, Charles Engelberger, (The Engelberger Law Group, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0448

    Mere Fact That Suspect Was Questioned in Limited-Access Room in Police Station Insufficient to Show He Was in Custody

  • Claybrooks v. Claybrooks

    Publication Date: 2022-06-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melanie Prehodka, (Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0413

    Court affirms a finding of willful contempt for failure to pay child support but vacates awards of attorney fees and interest

  • Bowman v. Rouse

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacquelyn Luther, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barbara Evans, (Bre Law, LLC), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0380

    Court affirms modification of child support and parenting order, but vacates arrearages calculation and remands for further consideration,.

  • In the Interest of K. K., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karimah Boston, (Public Defender's Office - Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Abdulhakim Saadiq, (Saadiq & Associates, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Ramona Condell, (Office of the Child Attorney, Fulton County), Atlanta, Mark Brooks, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0400

    Court vacates dependency order and remands case for juvenile court to enter a new order addressing whether parental unfitness has been demonstrated to support dependency

  • Jefferson v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2022-06-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kyle Krejci, (The Law Office of Kyle Krejci, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jillian Todd, Joseph Todd, (Joseph M. Todd, P.C.), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0532

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Biological Father's Legitimation Petition Without First Terminating Legal Father's Parental Rights

  • Makin v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2022-06-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Candace Little, (Smith & Little, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: William King, (The Manely Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Katherine Davis, Jackson, Cara Schlosser, (The Manely Firm PC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0399

    No Showing Made That U.K. Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Make Child Custody Determination

  • In the Interest of B. M. R., a child

    Publication Date: 2022-05-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Williams, (The Joseph Williams Law Firm PC), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0092

    Court affirms termination of a grandmother's temporary guardianship over a minor child because the child was not receiving education as required by law