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Gonzalez v. Miller

Publication Date: 2024-11-22
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Derek Bauer, Jeffrey Ronald Baxter, Tyler D. Fabbri, (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Kevin Edward Epps, Tyler Marquis Gaines, (Epps Holloway Deloach & Hoipkemier LLC), Watkinsville, Barry L. Fitzpatrick, (Law Office of Lane Fitzpatrick), Danielsville, for appellee; Gene Patrick Hamilton, (America First Legal Foundation), Washington, Christopher Earnest Mills, (Spero Law LLC), Charleston, for Amicus Appellee; Karl David Cooke, Jr., (Gautreaux Law LLC), Macon, Jonathan Lang Adams, (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Forsyth, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, for Amicus Appellant.
Case Number: S24A0617

Court affirms applicability of Open Records Act (ORA) to District Attorneys and denies immunity claims from DA who sought to dismiss an ORA enforcement action

Baker v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-21
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Pinson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Samuel Zell, (Zell & Zell, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Faith Donnell Worley, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Burke Olivia Doherty, Alex Martin Bernick, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0560

Court affirms malice murder and firearm convictions over defendants' contentions regarding jury instructions, sufficiency of evidence, ineffective assistance, and cumulative error

November 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Spencer Lawton, Savannah Prosecutor Who Tried ‘Midnight in the Garden’ Case, Dies at 81

Lawton retired as district attorney at the end of 2008 after 28 years in the position. Two years later, he helped lead an effort to expand crime victims’ rights under state law.

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Nabors v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-15
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice LaGrua
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Vance Patterson, (The Law Office of Brian V. Patterson, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Aslean Zachary Eaglin, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0610

Court affirms convictions for murder and related crimes over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and failure to corroborate accomplice testimony

Thompson v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-15
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David D. Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0636

Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and conflicting jury instructions

November 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

On the Move: Burr & Forman Adds Carlton Fields Lawyer to Lead Health Care Practice

A D.C. employment lawyer is moving to Morris Manning to lead employee benefits practice; Ogletree lands attorneys from McCarter & English and Steptoe in Boston and Texas.

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In the Matter of William Slater Vincent.

Publication Date: 2024-11-13
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S23Y0879

Court issues a public reprimand to an attorney who admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to use and administration of his attorney trust account

Wallace v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0422

Court affirms convictions for felony murder and firearm possession over defendant's arguments over sufficiency of evidence, his shackling and prison clothing during trial, and ineffective counsel

Burns v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-12
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice LaGrua
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee; Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, for Amicus Appellant; Jennifer Lauren Hyman, (Arora Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, James Matthew Bass, (Bass Legal), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
Case Number: S23G1192

Court affirms that defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when law enforcement personnel listened to recorded jail calls that did not include privileged matters

November 7, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Bar Brings Back the Bard Show This Weekend

Performances will be Friday and Saturday for the lawyer written and performed show being held this year at the Porter Sanford Center.

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