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  • McMurria v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lon Kemeness, (Law Office of Lon P. Kemeness), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, Bryce Johnson, (Solicitor General), Sylvester, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0193

    Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of trial counsel

  • Palencia v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Drew Unger, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0163

    Court affirms convictions and sentence for burglary, rape, and other charges over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • 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

  • November 22, 2019 | Daily Report Online

    Lawyer: Appeals Court Ruling Ends Construction Warranties at Eight Years

    The winning parties' attorneys dismiss these fears, while two construction litigators not involved in the case suggested specific contracts can get around any warranty problem in the decision.

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  • 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