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  • Chambers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny Vines, (Johnny Vines, P.C.), Metter, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Keely Pitts, (Oconee Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0889

    Court Affirms Conviction for Cocaine Possession with Intent Over Challenge to Propriety of Stop That Led to Drug Seizure, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Defendant Had Abandoned Privacy Interest in Bag That He Threw Out of His Window in Anticipation of Engaging with Law Enforcement

  • Institute for Justice v. Reilly et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell Sutton, (Sutton Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Mark Perry, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), Washington, Alex Harris, Matthew Reagan, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), San Francisco, R. Valvo, Ryan Mulvey, (Cause of Action Institute), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wayne Allen, Shawn Story, (Office of Legislative Counsel), Atlanta, Hugh Lanier, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Madison Kitchens, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: A19A0076

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Dismissing Claims Against Offices of the General Assembly Under Georgia's Open Records Act, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Act Did Not Apply to Offices of the General Assembly

  • Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: S. Malone, Gregory Taube, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbrough, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Webb, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, Orion Webb, Miranda Hanley, (Smith Welch Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, for appellee. James Hurt, (Hurt Stolz, P.C.), Watkinsville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0040

    Earlier Appellate Court Opinion Established Bank's Right to Payment on Home Equity Line of Credit Debt

  • Weaver v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ivars Lacis, Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Coker, (District Attorney), Thomaston, Elizabeth Kendrick, (Griffin Circuit Superior Court), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0016

    Court affirms aggravated battery and other convictions in a child cruelty case

  • Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: S. Malone, Gregory Taube, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbrough, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Webb, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, Orion Webb, Miranda Hanley, (Smith Welch Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, for appellee. James Hurt, (Hurt Stolz, P.C.), Watkinsville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0040

    Earlier Appellate Court Opinion Established Bank's Right to Payment on Home Equity Line of Credit Debt

  • McKenney's Inc. et al. v. Sinyard

    Publication Date: 2019-06-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Chapin, (Savell & Williams, L.L.P.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Buck, Juliana Sleeper, (Buck Law Firm), Atlanta, Carrie Christie, (Rutherford & Christie LLP), Atlanta, Robert Burke, (Kalka & Baer), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0204

    Claims in a workers' compensation case were contradicted by allegations in a prior lawsuit

  • Lewis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Leopard, (Floyd & Leopard, LLP.), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Natalie Paine, Henry Syms, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0343

    Court allows defendant's convictions for methamphetamine and firearm possession to stand

  • Ryan Andrew Mullins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Gough, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Barnhill, (Assistant District Attorney), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0345

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Dismissing Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea as Untimely Where Trial Court Based Ruling on Date Sentence Was Pronounced but Sentence Was Filed by Clerk in Subsequent Term

  • Yim et al. v. Carr

    Publication Date: 2019-05-23
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A19A0715

    Court Reverses Order Denying Summary Judgment to Parents of Tortfeasor but Reverses Order Granting Enforcement of Settlement with Tortfeasor

  • Reeder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Falen Cox, (Cox, Rodman, & Middleton, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Timothy Ruffini, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0630

    Record Established That Defendant Was Apprised By Counsel of Risks of Entering Non-Negotiated Plea