• Blanton v. Crump Heating & Air, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Smith (Smith, Hannan and Parker, PC.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Welborn (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A2005

    Plaintiff Could Not Maintain Action In Superior Court After His Attorney Had Settled Same Claims in Magistrate Court

  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William McQueen (McQueen Law Office LC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Chafin (Assistant District Attorney Western Judicial Circuit), Athens; Kenneth Mauldin (District Attorney), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A2064

    The evidence supported defendant's conviction for, inter alia, one count of child molestation, in which he was alleged to have masturbated in front of his 13-year-old stepson, despite the boy's trial testimony that he closed his eyes when defendant pulled out his penis, because it was not necessary for the victim to actually see defendant masturbate and there was evidence from which the jury could infer that defendant masturbated in the boys presence.