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In the Matter of Karen Lynn Pass.

Publication Date: 2022-10-28
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Kathryn S. Whitlock, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for other party.
Case Number: S22Y1156

Attorney's Failure to Provide Proper Oversight of Employee Who Had Access to Trust Account Warranted Public Reprimand

Watts v. The State

Publication Date: 2022-10-27
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Wesley Bryant, (Federal Defender Program Inc), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S22A0754

Police Interrogators Did Not Induce Statement By Impliedly Promising Confession Would Remove Threat of Death Penalty

In the Matter of Joseph Arrington II.

Publication Date: 2022-10-12
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Joseph Arrington, II, Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
Case Number: S22Y1106

Disbarment Warranted Based on Trust Account Violations and Failure to Participate in Disciplinary Process

Lewis v. The State

Publication Date: 2022-10-11
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Warren
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft, III, (Office of the Public Defender), McDonough, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Richard Benjamin Caplan, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S22A0757

No Showing Made That Photo Lineup Was Unduly Suggestive or That Witness Was Under Influence of Drugs

In the Matter of Andrew Matteson

Publication Date: 2022-10-05
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Charles Matteson, Roswell, for appellant.
for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S22Y1093

Attorney Failed to Assure Court He Would Not Commit Similar Rules Violations After Completion of Proposed Suspension

Mitchell v. The State

Publication Date: 2022-10-05
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Colvin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis Hewitt, (Davis Hewitt Law Firm), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston, Destiny H. Bryant, Buffy Dionne Thomas, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: S22A0771

Custodial Statements to Police Were Not Induced by Fear of Injury or Hope of Benefit Reprimand Appropriate Sanction

Peacock v. The State

Publication Date: 2022-10-04
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Pinson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Jason Michael McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, James Linder Prine, Michelle Thomas Harrison, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
Case Number: S22A0578

Warrant For Search of Home Authorized Search of Vehicle Parked in Curtilage

Reed v. State

Publication Date: 2022-10-04
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice McMillian
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Aslean Zachary Eaglin, Juliana Sleeper, Karen S. Bemis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S22A0530

Defendant Failed to Show Prejudice Resulting From His Absence From Numerous Bench Conferences During Tria

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Must Be Reversed': Ga. Supreme Court Ruling Nixes Attorney's Standing To Remain on Nov. 8 Ballot

"Code section 21-2-6 allows the challenge here because 'qualifications,' as that term is used in the statute, includes all of the prerequisites for seeking and holding office," read the high court's decision. "The substitute candidate did not properly qualify to seek office, so the Board lacked authority to put him on the ballot."

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September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Just Run the Race': Attorney Compares Disqualification Challenge to 'Voter Suppression'

"This, to me, is akin to voter suppression," said Democratic Douglas County chief magistrate candidate Ryan C. Williams. "They are attempting to just limit who the voters get to choose."

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