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In the Matter of Melvin T. Johnson.

Publication Date: 2020-03-04
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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Melvin T. Johnson, (The Action Johnson Law Firm), Lithonia, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaVonda Rochelle DeWitt, Atlanta, for Other Party.
Case Number: S20Y0257

Court verifies disbarment of attorney found to have committed multiple instances of misconduct

The State v. Lane

Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Sherry Boston, Destiny H. Bryant, Jason Matthew Rea, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellant.
for defendant: Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1424

Georgia Courts Considering Whether a Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to a New Trial Should Consider the Prejudicial Effect of Trial Court Errors and Deficient Counsel Performance

Redding v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-02-14
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Samuel Zell, (Zell & Zell, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Emily Kathleen Richardson, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Vincent James Faucette, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1302

Court affirms murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court error

Davis v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-02-11
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey L. Tate, (Office of the Appellate Defender, Georgia Public Defender Council), Americus, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Katherine DeRosa Emerson, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robert Brandon Faircloth, Louie Craig Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dublin, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1432

Evidence Regarding Investigator's Course of Conduct During Crime Investigation Was Not Admissible to Show Guilt

Driver v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-02-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Warren
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry W. Chappell, II, Roswell, appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Leigh Ellen Patterson, Luke Anthony Martin, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1298

Court Properly Admitted Into Evidence an Admission Defendant Made to Police While in Custody; Defendant Voluntarily Waived His Right to Counsel

Doyle v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-01-30
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Melton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Dennis Rhein, (Law Offices of Jacob D. Rhein), Lawrenceville, appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Min-soo Youn, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Marc A. Mallon, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1005

Court reversed murder conviction based on trial court's failure to give jury instructions on accomplice corroboration

In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon.

Publication Date: 2020-01-29
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, III, (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, Chong Joo Kim, Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: S20Y0434

Attorney's Failure to Provide Factual Detail as to Felony Offenses Precluded Granting Petition for Voluntary Discipline

In the Matter of Richard M. Colbert.

Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard M. Colbert, (Richard M Colbert PLLC), Gulf Breeze, Richard Michael Colbert, Montgomery, for appellant.
for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S19Y1650

Voluntary Surrender of Attorney's License Appropriate Disposition Following Guilty Plea to 13 Felony Counts

Chavez v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Leslie Anna Coots, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1573

Evidence Did Not Support Conviction for Possession of Firearm by First-Offender Probationer

January 17, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Kessler & Solomiany Adds Appellate Expert—and Other 'On the Move' News

Elsewhere, Ogletree has recruited a new COO from Boston Consulting Group, and Adam Gaslowitz has joined the roster of neutrals at Henning Mediation and Arbitration.

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