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  • Nundra v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joseph Kenneth Mulholland, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0043

    No Error in Allowing Prosecutor to Compare Defendant With Sociopaths and Serial Killers During Closing Argument

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, Lydia Martell Schlitt, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, Mazie Lynn Guertin, Natalie Katherine Glaser, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, Kenneth Wayne Sheppard, Smyrna, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Ross Warren Bergethon, Stephen John Petrany, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Drew F. Waldbeser, (Lehotsky Keller LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S22A0964

    Pro Se Filing Made by Defendant Actually or Presumptively Represented by Counsel Not Necessarily a Nullity

  • Simmons v. NY & Presbyt. Hosp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-07
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Kathy J. King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 156026/2018

    Hospital's Treatment of Decedent Did Not Constitute Affirmative, Ongoing Treatment

  • Yocum v. U.S. Tennis Assn. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 156636/2016

    Court Severs Third-Party Contract Breach Trial From Trial on Injured Plaintiff's Damages

  • Bowman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Michael B. Syrop, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee; Kimberly A. Dymecki, Peachtree Corners, Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S22G0303

    Court reverses appellate court decision and finds that a defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated because the jury was never sworn in under oath

  • Middlebrooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, Tiera Mary Elaine Williams, Maigan Jenkins, (Augusta Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A1328

    Forensic Psychologist's Testimony Supported Jury's Conclusion That Murder Defendant Was Feigning Symptoms of Schizophrenia

  • Gonzales v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Lee Copeland, (Rouse & Copeland, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Emily Rebecca Polk, (Department of Law), Atlanta, John Thomas Durden, Jr., Melissa Leigh Poole, (Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Hinesville, for appellee; Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Mazie Lynn Guertin, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Natalie Katherine Glaser, Omotayo Bayonle Alli, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S22A1303

    County's Filing Notice of Appeal Challenging Unappealable Order Did Not Did Not Deprive Trial Court of Authority to Dismiss Pending Counts

  • Fall v. Greyhound Lines Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice James G. Clynes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stephen D. Chakwin, Jr., Esq., Nguyen Leftt, PC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Greyhound Lines and Reginald Glover: Movant Defendant,: Daniel V. Zybtsev, Esq., Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 158735/2018

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Whether Plaintiff's TBI Was Caused by Motor Vehicle Accident

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Ruth M. Pawlak, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0962

    Mistrial Properly Denied After Trial Court Gave Curative Instruction Following Witness's Prejudicial Testimony

  • Herrick, Feinstein LLP v. Windsor Securities LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Special Referee Diego M. Santiago
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 652124/2020

    In Underlying Malpractice Action, Disqualification of Counsel Is Warranted