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  • Wright v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zachary Smith, Alexandra Hofstetter, (Burns Smith Law, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A25A0076

    Court Reverses Exclusion of Expert Testimony in a DUI Vehicular Homicide Case and Remands for Further Proceedings

  • Rosenbaum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darius Pattillo, (District Attorney), McDonough, Christopher Carr, Clint Malcolm, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, Samuel d’Entremont, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Meghan Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0960

    Defendant's Conduct in Leaving Child in Care of Known Abuser Was Proximate Cause of Child's Death

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Katherine Bird, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1058

    Court affirms aggravated assault and tampering convictions over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions regarding jury instructions and a call during sentencing

  • Baker v. Cuthbertson

    Publication Date: 2024-10-10
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslee Hungerford, (O’Dell & O’Neal Attorneys), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warner Hodges, Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1098

    Court affirms jury verdict and punitive damages in favor of estate executor against deceased party's partner for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty

  • Arroyo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, (Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Mitchell Mobley, (Chatham County District Attorney’s Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0483

    Court affirms rape conviction over defendant's contentions of jury instruction error regarding consent, insufficiency of evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Hill, (McLain & Merritt), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.
    for defendant: Welles Gilliland, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm), Marietta, Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0115

    Court affirms $1 million nominal damages award against Walmart in a premises liability and injury case, rejecting Walmart's arguments as to excessive damages and bias

  • Fraga v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0548

    Court affirms most convictions for family violence and cruelty over defendant's challenge to evidence and assertions of error, but reverses on conviction due to insufficient evidence

  • Appellate Division, First Department: May 9, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on: May 7, 2024

  • Coverstone v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wallace Rogers, (Burns Law Group PC), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, Cliff Head, Damion Overstreet, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1619

    Court affirms denial of suppression of evidence seized during a warrantless vehicle search, finding probable cause based on the totality of circumstances amid legal CBD possession

  • Brewton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Susan Raymond, (Hogue & Hogue (Of Counsel)), Macon, Laura Hogue, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Fulton County Solicitor General Office of the Fulton County Solicitor General), Atlanta, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1629

    Court affirms conviction for aggravated assault and reckless conduct over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and admission or prior acts evidence, and contentions of ineffective assistance