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  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell Reynolds (Darrell B. Reynolds, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy Lawson (District Attorney), Jonesboro; Elizabeth Rosenwasser (Clayton County District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1619

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of burglary in the first degree, criminal damage to property in the first degree, battery, two counts of home invasion in the first degree, armed robbery, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with intent to rob, kidnapping, false imprisonment and four counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.

  • Avery et al. v. Paulding County Airport Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Transportation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McKnight, Alison Ballard (Taylor English Duma, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Baker (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta; J. Davis, Lee Carter (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0849

    The Court partially reversed the dismissal of three related declaratory judgment actions arising out of the efforts of a county and a county airport authority to apply for a commercial Airport Operating Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • Blevins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A17A0639

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain other acts evidence in a middle school band director's trial for enticing a child for indecent purposes and child molestation arising out of his interactions with a student.

  • Fulton County, Georgia v. Soco Contracting Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-04
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Freeman, Cathy Nash, Bethany White (Johnson & Freeman, LLC), Union City; Cheryl Ringer (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta; Denval Stewart (Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Roberts (Roberts Construction Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Larry Ramsey (ACCG), Atlanta, for amicus curiae.
    Case Number: A17A1001

    The Court of Appeals vacated the denial of County's motion for summary judgment in construction company's suit arising out of a contract for the construction of a cultural center and remanded the case for further consideration because it did not appear that the trial court considered whether the parties strictly complied with the procedure for modifying the contract.