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  • The State v. Drake

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Smith, Paul Trifiletti, (Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, (Law Office of James W. Smith), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0248

    Continued Detention of Motorist After Search of Vehicle Following Traffic Stop Exceeded Scope of Original Stop

  • Parham v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Begnaud, (Horsley Begnaud LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, (District Attorney), Atlanta, Aslean Eaglin, (Superior Court of Fulton County), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0229

    Allowing Prosecution to Present Evidence of Three Other Illegal Acts Was Not Reversible Error

  • Lamb v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas White, (Attorney at Law), Warner Robbins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karl Cooke, Cara Fiore, (Macon Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0685

    Throwing Lighter Fluid Without Showing Lighter Was Sufficient to Establish its Use as an Offensive Weapon; Armed Robbery Conviction Affirmed

  • Chestnut v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-02-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nazish Ahmed, (Ahmed Law Group), Lagrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, (District Attorney), Atlanta, Burke Doherty, Tristan Gillespie, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2416

    Court rejects defendant's assertions of insufficient evidence and finds sufficient circumstantial evidence to support his convictions for attempting to enter a vehicle

  • Handberry et al. v. Manning Forestry Services, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Britton White, G. White, (Brennan, Harris & Rominger LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1321

    Circumstantial evidence was insufficient to create an issue of fact as to knowledge of the existence of an open well in a survivor's negligence action against a contractor

  • Woodard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Tarleton, (The Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, Tracy Lawson, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1039

    Court Remands for Resentencing as Aggravated Battery Convictions Should Have Merged with Kidnapping with Bodily Injury Conviction

  • 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

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher George, Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1064

    Court affirms aggravated sexual battery conviction where defendant's victim was voluntarily intoxicated and unable to give consent

  • Hill v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, P.C.), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, (Henry County District Attorney's Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0553

    Court Rejects Range of Challenges to Convictions of Defendants Who Were Apprehended While Carrying Methamphetamine in Their Trunk Based on Suspicion That Vehicle Smelled of Marijuana

  • The State v. Parks

    Publication Date: 2019-08-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey Bard, (Conasauga Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0491

    Trial Court Erred in Admitting Evidence of Defendant's Polygraph Refusal