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  • Grant v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh B. Merchant The Merchant Law Firm PC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Joshua D. Morrison, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Vicki S. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0195

    The evidence sufficiently supported the defendant's convictions for felony murder while in the commission of aggr assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of the felony of agg

  • In the Matter of James J. Hennessey Jr., a Disbarred Attorney. Committee On Professional Standards v. James J. Hennessey Jr.

    Publication Date: 2016-04-07
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: McCarthy, J.P., Garry, Egan Jr. and Clark, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D-20-16

    Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany (Michael K. Creaser of counsel), for petitioner.Gary Greenwald & Partners, P.C., Chester (Gary Greenwald of counsel), f

  • Gottwald v. Sebert, 653118/2014

    Publication Date: 2016-04-07
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 54
    Judge: Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich
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    Case Number: 653118/2014

    Cite as: Gottwald v. Sebert, 653118/2014, NYLJ 1202754339919, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided April 6, 2016)CASE NAMELukasz Gottwald p/k/a Dr. Luke, Kasz Money, Inc.,

  • Clemente Bros. Contracting Corp. v. Milazzo, 21385-10

    Publication Date: 2016-04-07
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Trial Term, Part 44
    Judge: Justice Elizabeth Emerson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Dollinger, Gonski & Grossman, Carle Place, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Capital One, N.A.: Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21385-10

    Cite as: Clemente Bros. Contracti p. v. Milazzo, 21385-10, NYLJ 1202754218199, at *1 (Sup., SUF, Decided March 17, 2016) CASENAME Clemente Bros. Contracti

  • Lowe v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell B. Reynolds Sr., Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Kathryn L. Powers, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1691

    The jury was authorized to disbelieve the defendant's testimony that the victim pointed a gun at him before he fatally shot her, particularly in light of the fact that the defendant failed to render

  • Amos v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Yurachek Yurachek Associates LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Michael V. Snow, Cynthia Cartwright, Assistant District Attorneys, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Meghan H. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1580

    Although the defendant claimed he shot the victim in self-defense, the evidence authorized the jury to conclude that he fired his gun not out of a reasonable belief that his life was in danger, but

  • Owens v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard W. Anderson III, Pendleton, SC, for appellant.
    for defendant: David P. White, District Attorney, Hartwell, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0058

    The trial court did not err in denying the murder defendant's mid-trial request to fire her attorney and proceed pro se after she had previously requested to represent herself and then changed her

  • 1301 Properties Owner v. Abelson, 653342/2013

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 39
    Judge: Justice Saliann Scarpulla
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    Case Number: 653342/2013

    Cite as: 1301 Properties v. Abelson, 653342/2013, NYLJ 1202754108578, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided April 1, 2016)CASE NAME1301 Properties Owner LP, Plaintiff v. Ph

  • LEPATNER & ASSOCIATES, LLP, plf-ap, v. JOSEPH JAFFE, def-res

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Moskowitz, Kahn, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 705

    705. LEPATNER & ASSOCIATES, LLP, plf-ap, v. JOSEPH JAFFE, def-res — Tuttle Yick LLP, New York (Adam Zeidel of counsel), for ap — Levy, Tolman & Costello, LLP, New York (Ro

  • ANGEL K. (ANONYMOUS). ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, PETITIONER; MIGDALIA M. (ANONYMOUS) res

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Dillon, J.P.; Austin, Miller and Lasalle, JJ.
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    MATTER OF ANGEL K. (ANONYMOUS). ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, PETITIONER; MIGDALIA M. (ANONYMOUS) res — (PROCEEDING NO. 5) N-11339-14, N-11340-14) — Motion by the petiti