• Thomas v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore Johnson Johnson Associates, Atlanta, for Thomas. Dell Jackson, Decatur, for Nixon. Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for State.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16A1520; S16A1521

    The Court partially reversed defendants' convictions and sentences for murder and related offenses in connection with a crime spree that took place over three

  • Morrison v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Vanessa T. Meyerhoefer, Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, General Counsel U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A1426

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for the murder of his girlfriend and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a f

  • Kilgore v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan C. Locke Locke Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, 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, Ashleigh D. Headrick Attorney General's Office, and Sheila E. Gallow, General Counsel U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A1430

    State did not improperly comment on defendant's right to remain silent when prosecutor argued during closing that defense failed to counter State's evi

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  • In re Q.R.

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-01-27
    Court: C.A. 6th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff/Respondent: The People, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Huy The Luong, Deputy Attorney General.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant/Appellant: Q.R., Heather Shallenberger, Attorney at Law, Under Appointment by the Court of Appeal.

    Case Number: No. H043075

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 906 IN RE Q.R., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respon

  • Manley v. Rowley

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area: Court Administration | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-01-30
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Robert C. Jones, District Judge, Presiding Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, RONALD M. GOULD, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Cormack (argued), Katherine Cheng, and Greg Andres, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence VanDyke (argued), Solicitor General; Clark G. Leslie, Assistant Solicitor General; Adam Paul Laxalt, Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada; for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 15-15320

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 898 CHARLES MANLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL ROWLEY, Officer

  • United States v. Laursen

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-01-30
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Robert J. Bryan, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Helen J. Brunner (argued), First Assistant United States Attorney; Annette L. Hayes, United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Seattle, Washington; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Lynn C. Hartfield (argued), Law Office of Lynn C. Hartfield LLC, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 14-30244

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 887 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL TH

  • SECOND 82ND CORP., pet-ap, v. RAYMOND ROBIN VEIDERS, res-res, “JOHN DOE” res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Friedman, J.P., Richter, Saxe, Moskowitz, Kapnick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2893

    2893. SECOND 82ND CORP., pet-ap, v. RAYMOND ROBIN VEIDERS, res-res, "JOHN DOE" res — Judith M. Brener, New York (Jeffrey M. Goldman of counsel), for ap — Crumiller P.C., New York (Su

  • ROBERT JONES, plf-ap, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK def, NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, def-res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Friedman, J.P., Richter, Saxe, Moskowitz, Kapnick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2885-2885A-2885B

    2885-2885A-2885B. ROBERT JONES, plf-ap, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK def, NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, def-res — Held & Hines, LLP, New York (James K. Hargrove of counsel), for

  • LORELEY FINANCING (JERSEY) NO. 3, LIMITED plf-res, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, ET AL., def-ap, ALPHA MEZZ CDO 2007-1, LTD. def

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta, J.P., Mazzarelli, Feinman, Webber, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2874-2874A

    2874-2874A. LORELEY FINANCING (JERSEY) NO. 3, LIMITED plf-res, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, ET AL., def-ap, ALPHA MEZZ CDO 2007-1, LTD. def — Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Ne