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  • American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John P. Batson, (The Law Office of John P. Batson), Augusta, Leslie K. Eason, Tiffany N. Taylor, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Jengwei Young, Brian Matthew Hauss, Andres M. Lopez-Delgado, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Georgia, Inc.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent J. Savage, Kathryn Hughes Pinckney, (Savage Turner Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee; David E. Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for Other Party; Clare Rivka Norins, (First Amendment Clinic), Athens, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S20G1473

    Actual Malice Standard Applies to Public Official, Who Fails to Show in Defamation Claim That ACLU Disbelieved Truth of Disputed Statements in Blog Post

  • Lane v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Eric Phillips, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, William C. Enfinger, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1029

    Trial Court Dd Not Err in Allowing Convicted Defendant's Friend, Who Has a Criminal Record, to Testify Regarding His Willingness to Take a Polygraph Test

  • In the Matter of Leonard T. Mathis.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard F. Waddington, Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Y1269

    Court Accepts Imposition of Public Reprimand as a Sanction for Lawyer's Admitted Violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Steen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Kerry Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, PC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jared Tolton Williams, Joshua Bradley Smith, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1002

    Trial Court Must Rule in the First Instance on Convicted Malice Murder Defendant's Right-to-Be-Present at All Stages of His Trial Claim

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Cori Matos, (Axiom Global), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0953

    Evidence That Defendant Joined Others in Shooting at Victims Supported Conclusion He Was Party to Felony Murder

  • In the Matter of Carl S. Von Mehren.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-22
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, 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; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Catherine Koura, (Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y1097

    Six-Month Suspension Appropriate Discipline For Trust Account Violation and For Representation Failure in Real Estate Case

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Thomas E. Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y1075

    Voluntary Request for Six-Month Suspension Granted Following Denial of Three Previous Requests for Lesser Suspension Periods

  • Woods v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Michael McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Michelle Thomas Harrison, James Bennett Threlkeld, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0862

    Potential Prejudice From Trial Counsel's Alleged Ineffectiveness Required Remand For Review of Facts and Related Issues

  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for Appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0779

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • In the Matter of Timothy Walter Boyd.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    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: Timothy Walter Boyd, (Boyd Law Group LLC), Johns Creek, for Appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Laura Joan Murphree, (Cobb County Attorney's Office), Marietta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21Y0608

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Committed Numerous Serious Rules Violations In Connection With Probate Matter