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  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Lewis, (JCTL Law LLC), Colorado Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Majeska, Henry Syms, (District Attorney, Augusta Jud. Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0299

    Court Did Not Err in Denying Defendant's Motion for a Mistrial; Inadvertent Publication of Part of Witness Interview Did Not Infringe on Defendant's Right to a Fair Trial

  • Lamb v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas White, (Attorney at Law), Warner Robbins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karl Cooke, Cara Fiore, (Macon Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0685

    Throwing Lighter Fluid Without Showing Lighter Was Sufficient to Establish its Use as an Offensive Weapon; Armed Robbery Conviction Affirmed

  • Allen v. CFYC Construction, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Beal, Nicholas Smith, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, Hugh Wood, (Wood & Meredith, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hugh Wood, (Wood & Meredith, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0534

    Court reverses summary judgment grant for land purchaser that did not establish a reasonable time for performance of a contract

  • Mary Allen Realty & Management, LLC et al. v. Harris et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Natalie Rowland, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jesse Harris, Arquavious Harris, Lawrenceville, Andria Cox, Lilburn, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0523

    Court Affirms Judgment in Tenants' Favor After Landlord's Pattern of Behavior Rises to a Breach of Implied Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, Lindsay Gardner, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee
    Case Number: A20A0686

    Trial Counsel Did Not Render Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Object to Testimony From Witnesses That Defendant Physically Abused Rape Victim's Mother

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, Lindsay Gardner, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee
    Case Number: A20A0686

    Trial Counsel Did Not Render Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Object to Testimony From Witnesses That Defendant Physically Abused Rape Victim's Mother

  • Patricia Duffy v. Stephen Sanders

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Orion Webb, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0383

    Wife's Failure to File a Discretionary Application in Divorce Action Deprives the Appeals Court of Jurisdiction Over Appeal

  • Lucas v. Charles Schwab & Company Inc. Ira Account No. XXXX-2410 et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Panos Constantinides, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keisha Coleman, (McGuirewoods LLP), Bainbridge, Jeremy Moulton, (The Moulton Firm), Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1991

    Court affirms verdict that a decedent's ex-wife was the primary beneficiary of his IRA on the basis of his ratification of his agent's actions.

  • Richards et al. v. Bose et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Butler, (Ellis Painter Ratteree & Adams), Savannah, Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Hansford & Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Teague, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, Keisha Martin Chambless, (Teague & Chambless), Cumming, Jeffrey Schneider, (Weissman, P.C.), Atlanta, Larry Oldham, (Larry C. Oldham, P.C.), Cumming, Vinay Bose, Atlanta, for appellee
    Case Number: A19A2076

    Because Proper Service Had Not Yet Occurred, Trial Court Erred in Concluding That Defendants Were in Default

  • The State v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2020-04-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joyette Holmes, Amelia Pray, John Melvin, Stephanie Adrean, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, David Willingham, (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2358

    Undue Prejudice From Prior Bad Acts Evidence Outweighed Minimal Probative Value as to Intent, Knowledge, and Motive