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  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute

  • Robertson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey Tate, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bankston, (Assistant District Attorney), Bainbridge, Joseph Mulholland, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, Moruf Oseni, (Office of the District Attorney, South Georgia Circuit), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0403

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion When it Denied Terroristic Threat Defendant's Second Post-Trial Motion for a Continuance

  • Carly Ray Industries, Inc. et al. v. Mays

    Publication Date: 2020-05-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Romero Pearson, (Pearson Law Group, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Reginald Greene, (Greene Legal Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1726

    Court affirms denial of employer's directed verdict motion in former employee's lawsuit for malicious prosecution and other torts.

  • In the Interest of C. S., a child (father).

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily Evett, (Rose & Associates PC), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amanda Speights, (Speights Law, PC), Canton, for appellee. Courtney Goodwin, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2237

    Extensive Evidence Supported Juvenile Court's Finding That Biological Father Abandoned His Child

  • Seay et al. v. Valdosta Kidney Clinic, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Beard, (Steven L. Beard, PC), Atlanta, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Robert Howell, (Attorney at Law), Moultrie, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, Andrew Wilkes, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1992

    Plaintiff can be added to a wrongful death claim after expiration of statute of limitations when that plaintiff's claim relates back to the original complaint

  • Robards v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Michael DeTardo, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0344

    Court Affirms Conviction for Computer Theft Over Claims That Trial Counsel Misinformed Thief of Consequences of Refusing Plea Deal and That Trial Court's Instructions to the Jury Were Impermissibly Vague

  • Whitelock v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Veronica O'Grady, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Marc Mallon, (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1872

    Court affirms child molestation conviction and rejects defendant's argument on ineffective trial counsel assistance and trial court error

  • Carcamo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Maines, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Emily Puhala, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0529

    Court affirms convictions and sentence for rape

  • Skyjack, Inc. et al. v. Mois et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Singer (Bovis, Kyle & Burch), Atlanta; H. Young, Willie Ellis, Warner Fox (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta; Katherine Mercer-Lawson, Theresa Wardon (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP), Denver; Andrew Capobianco (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darren Penn (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta; Jennifer Smith (Ken David & Associates LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Matthew McLaughlin (McLaughlin & Loring), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0455

    Substituting Administrator of Decedent's Estate For Named Plaintiff in Wrongful Death Action Not Statutorily Authorized

  • Rounsaville v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2018-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Connelly, Jeffrey Connelly (Cook & Connelly LLC), Summerville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin (District Attorney), Lafayette; Clayton Fuller (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0656

    Prosecution Failed to Satisfy Statutory Mandates for Scheduling Criminal Forfeiture Trials