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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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September 20, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'He's Not Qualified': Judicial Election Dispute Reaches Georgia Supreme Court

"It's remarkable to me that the government is playing games," said Justice Charles Bethel during oral arguments Tuesday. "I'm not saying you, Counsel—understand that—but the government you represent is playing games with the process of qualifying candidates for office in a democratic society."

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In the Matter of Stephen Anthony Power.

Publication Date: 2022-09-14
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Stephen Anthony Power, (The Power Firm LLC), Snellville, for appellee.
Case Number: S22Y0536

Disbarment Appropriate Sanction Following Abandonment of Clients, Trust Account Misconduct, And Disciplinary Defaults

In the Matter of Candace Lanette Sneed (four cases).

Publication Date: 2022-09-14
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; William Thomas Davis, (Naggiar & Sarif LLC), Newnan, for Other Party.
Case Number: S22Y0943

Attorney's Admitted Rules Violations Supported Petition For Voluntary Discipline of Nine-Month Suspension