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  • In the Interest of L. K., Children et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Womack, (Conowal, Welch, Womack & Rinderknecht, LLC), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Franklin Patterson, Audra Caldwell, (Bart Patterson & Associates, LLC), Gainesville, for appellee. Belinda Martin, (Martin Law, PC), Cumming, Gregory Valpey, (Valpey & Walker), Gainesville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2328

    Juvenile Court Was Not Presented With Clear and Convincing Evidence to Support a Finding That Father Failed to Protect and Properly Supervise His Children

  • Owens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger Curry, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyette Holmes, Marietta, Courtney Mays, (Douglas County Solicitor General), Douglasville, Amelia Pray, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2208

    Convictions for Interference With Custody of Minors Reversed as Guardians Would Not Have Had Custody of Minors When They Were With Defendant

  • Cousin v. Tubbs

    Publication Date: 2020-03-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tanya Graham, Demetrius Price, (The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Philip Ladin, (Ladin & Associates Attorneys at Law), Kennesaw, appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1805

    Trial Court Abused Discretion in Awarding Substantial High-Income Deviation From Presumptive Child-Support Obligation

  • Sponsler v. Sponsler et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erika Heath, (Erika Heath, Attorney At Law), San Francisco, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Ballinger, (Attorney at Law), Canton, Margaret Washburn, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, April Sponsler, Stone Mountain, John O'Brien, (Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Norcross, Viraj Deshmukh (Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Peachtree Corners, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2282

    In Light of Reversal of Prior Appeal in Underlying Divorce Action, Trial Court Erred in Failing to Grant Ex-Husband Reimbursement for HELOC Payments

  • Bryant v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-02-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, (District Attorney), Savannah, Jennifer Parker, (Assistant District Attorney), Port Wentworth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2427

    Court affirmed rape and other conviction over defendant's arguments on insufficiency of evidence and trial court error.

  • Wilson v. Guerrero

    Publication Date: 2020-02-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vanessa Kosky Narea, (The Law Office of Vanessa Kosky, PC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebeca Salmon, (Attorney at Law), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2475

    Court vacates attorney fee and child support awards because trial court provided no basis or clear explanation of the awards.

  • In the Interest of C.B., A Child.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Vaughn, Nicolas Parkerson, (District Attorney's Office - Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2095

    Police Officer Lacked Reasonable Suspicion to Stop Juvenile Who Smelled of Marijuana Absent Showing of Training and Experience In Marijuana Odor Detection

  • The State v. Licata

    Publication Date: 2020-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Keller, William Finch, (Solicitor General of Forsyth County), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Woodrow Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1200

    Field sobriety tests will not be suppressed when a suspect was not in custody, but his refusal to perform a breath test cannot be used at the suspect's criminal trial.

  • Carmichael v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Mills, (William B. Mill, P.C.), Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, Rachael Stein, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1268

    Counsel Not Ineffective For Withdrawing Motion to Bifurcate and For Failing to Object to Untimely Notice of Rule 404 Evidence

  • Southern States Chemical, Inc. et al. v. Tampa Tank & Welding, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Barr, Jeffrey Lewis, Andrew Stevens, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, Edwin King, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, George Carley, (Carley, Gregory & Gregory), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecily McLeod, (Gordon & Rees, LLP), Atlanta, Kimberly Sheridan, (Gordon & Rees, LLP), Atlanta, Mike Crawford, Bradley Wolff, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Mark Johnson, (Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, P. C.), Brunswick, Mark Middleton, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for AM.
    Case Number: A19A0960

    Court denies plaintiff's breach of contract claims because they were barred by the statute of repose