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  • 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.

  • February 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    Troutman Posts Revenue and Profit Growth as Merger With Pepper Hamilton Nears

    "When you look across the firm, we are firing on all cylinders," said managing partner Stephen Lewis.

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  • 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

  • January 17, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    Kessler & Solomiany Adds Appellate Expert—and Other 'On the Move' News

    Elsewhere, Ogletree has recruited a new COO from Boston Consulting Group, and Adam Gaslowitz has joined the roster of neutrals at Henning Mediation and Arbitration.

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  • January 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    Appeals Court Gives Jailed Ex-Probate Judge Another Chance to Fight $309K in Restitution

    Former Atkinson County Probate Judge Marjorie O'Brien pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, but says she should only pay $69,000 in restitution.

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  • January 9, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    Judges Considering Claims of Lead Poisoning Near Coal Yard

    "A plaintiff cannot try a case without being able to show the defendant caused the injuries," David Helmick of Waldrep, Mullin & Callahan said.

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  • 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