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  • Stroud v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis Hewitt, (The Appellate Division - Georgia Public Defender Council), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Ali Pauline Ritch, (Toombs Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thompson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0069

    Court affirms convictions for murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence amid conflicting witness testimonies, and to denial of a directed verdict motion

  • Rivera v. Bryan C. Limited Partnership

    Publication Date: 2024-03-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Damaris E. Torrent
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Jason A. Richman, Brandon J. Broderick, Esq., LLC, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Catherine J. Poissant, Esq, Howard K. Fishman, Esq., of Counsel, Smith Mazure, P.C., New York, New York.
    Case Number: 56770/2020

    Plaintiff Allowed to Amend Caption, Res Ipsa Loquitur Appropriate for Summary Judgment

  • Harper v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin David Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0810

    Court affirms felony murder convictions over defendant's claims of due process violations, and contentions of error regarding references to his statements and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Weems v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Mario Kladis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A1179

    Court affirms malice murder convictions over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of the evidence, and contentions of error in admitting and commenting on evidence

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David T. Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Cook Jones, Brian Walter DeBlasiis, (Chatham County District Attorney’s Office), Savannah, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A1159

    Court affirms convictions and sentence for malice murder and other offenses over defendant's contentions of evidentiary errors and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Chambliss v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Lang Adams, Carolee Reed Jordan, Jessica Brooke Haygood, Dorothy Vinson Hull, (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Forsyth, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0802

    Court affirms felony murder conviction ove defendant's claims of insufficient evidence, rejection of self-defense claims, error in jury instructions, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Regan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-12-06
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gordon Clark Hall, Jr., (Law Office of Gordon Hall, LLC), La Fayette Melinda Faye Johnson, (Johnson Law Firm), Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bailey Rachel Simkoff, Randal Matthew McGinley, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0686

    Defendant's Sentence For Felony Child Molestation Violated Federal Equal Protection Rights

  • Pauldo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Spencer Lee Fredericks, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Cheryl Banks Hightower, Robert Brandon Faircloth, Louie Craig Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0654

    Court affirms conviction for malice murder over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Kimbro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0678

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and rape over defendant's multiple contentions of insufficient evidence, error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Kennebrew v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara S Becker, (Sara Stewart Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, Sheila Ann Ross, Peter J. Skandalakis, (Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia), Morrow, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0530

    Previous Testimony of Deceased Witness Properly Admitted Where Defendant Had Adequate Opportunity to Cross-Examine