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  • October 9, 2019 | Daily Report Online

    Arrest Over Facebook Post Ends in $100K Settlement and Deputies' Public Apology

    One of the deputies had his ex-wife arrested over a Facebook post that criticized him.

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  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0990

    Trial Court Acted Within Its Discretion in Imposing Consecutive 20-Year Sentences For Four Aggravated-Assault Convictions

  • Hall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Morrison, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney, Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1444

    Court affirms methamphetamine trafficking conviction over defendant's objection to evidence seized from his vehicle

  • Cordova v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beau Worthington, (Coxen & Worthington LLC), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alisha Johnson, Alicia Gant, (Rockdale County District Attorney's Office), Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1152

    Statements to Police Are Not Rendered Inadmissible Merely Because the Perpetrator Was Intoxicated at the Time

  • September 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online

    Asian American 'Who's Who' Recognizes DeKalb Judge: Slideshow

    The DeKalb County State Court judge is recognized at an Aug. 29 event in DeKalb County's Maloof Auditorium.

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  • Moreno v. Carniceria, Loa #2

    Publication Date: 2019-09-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bret Moore, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Ibrahim Awad, (The Awad Law Firm, P.C.), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Bledsoe, Brittany Dant, (The Minor Firm), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0882

    Court vacates dismissal of renewal case and remands for determination of whether original complaint was served on defendant

  • Coleman v. Pretium Mortgage Acquisitions Trust et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Coleman, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Windham, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Kenney, (Kenney & Medina, P. C.), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0294

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of lender-successors in mortgage foreclosure action

  • Holzheuser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A19A0757

    Court Affirms Convictions for Molestation by Servicemember Over Challenge to Admission of Inculpatory Interview, Rejecting Contention That Military Commander's Expectation Compelled Convict's Participation in the Interview

  • State of Georgia v. Duncan et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Bunner, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Beisswenger, David Thomson, (Beisswenger & Thomson P.A.), Athens, Jed Manton, Madeline McNeeley, (Harris Lowry Manton, LLP), Atlanta, Ashley Alfonso, Roger Harris, (Swift, Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Capobianco, Richard Bruno, (Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Valerie Pinkett, (Guideone Insurance), Des Moines, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0292

    Court Affirms Order Dismissing Claims Against Foster Parents by Biological Parents of Dead Child, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Sovereign Immunity Barred Claims Against Foster Family

  • In the Interest of T. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rodney Quarles, (Attorney at Law), Chatsworth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0223

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Order That Terminated Parental Rights of Father Based on Erroneous View That Father Was Responsible for Child Support and Other Obligations Prior to Service of Process to Inform Him of Obligations