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  • Crawford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bradley, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0217

    Court affirms child molestation convictions and rejects ineffective counsel claim over his trial counsel's decision not to strike and remove a juror for cause

  • The Radiology Group, LLC v. Marks

    Publication Date: 2024-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angelo Merolla, (Merolla & Gold, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Craig Allen, (Spears Moore Rebman & Williams), Chattanooga, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0139

    Court reverses default judgment against defendant due to plaintiff's late filing of service proof, which delay extended defendant's response time

  • Tamayo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Forrest Shealy, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Elizabeth York, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0534

    Court affirms convictions in child cruelty and battery case over defendant's challenges to his indictment and the constitutionality of a statute, and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • The State v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2024-05-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0328

    Court affirms suppression of DUI evidence due to unreasonable prolongation of traffic stop, and vacates and remands a ruling on probable cause

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noel Thomas, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Darius Pattillo, (Henry County District Attorney’s Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0214

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motions to vacate a void sentence and to withdraw a negotiated guilty plea based on a void sentence, and remands for reconsideration

  • April 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Longtime Litigation Law Firm Closes as Partners Head to Separate Practices

    Mabry & McClelland defended clients against several high-profile personal injury lawsuits in recent years.

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  • Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Public Service Commission

    Publication Date: 2024-04-19
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret Eckrote, Griffin Ingraham, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lee Peifer, James Orr, Benjamin Reed, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jeffrey Stump, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas Reilly, Thomas Bailey, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Robert Highsmith, Allen Hendrick, Talis Trevino, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for other party; Richard Tisinger, (Tisinger, Vance P.C.), Carrollton, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A1381

    Court affirms Public Service Commission's decision allowing Georgia Power to service Electric Vehicle charging station and rejects challenge based on interpretation of the Electric Service Act

  • Olsen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Clark Palmer, Donald Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Cross, Sherry Boston, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office DeKalb County Courthouse), Decatur, Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1506

    Court reverses police officer's conviction related to use of force policy in a case involving a fatal shooting, but notes that officer may be retried for aggravated assault

  • Rutherford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hewitt, (Appellate Attorney GPDC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Fitzner, (Middle Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Jessica Wilson, (District Attorney’s Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1516

    Court affirms multiple convictions against defendant for assault and rape against his estranged wife, citing substantial evidence and rejecting claims of error and ineffective counsel

  • Farmer v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rahmaan Bowick, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, Jay Kim, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Larry Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney’s Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1677

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence in a burglary case, highlighting the limits of police authority in encounters and searches