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  • Barrett v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher M. Foss, Assistant District Attorney, Hiawassee, John R. Martin, and Sandra L. Michaels Martin Brothers PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William J. Langley, District Attorney, Blairsville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Center and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S12P0710

    The defendant's death sentence for brutally beating and shooting the victim was not disproportionate within the meaning of Georgi

  • Simmons v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wilson B. Mitcham Jr. The Mitchem Law Firm, Gray, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fredric D. Bright, District Attorney, Gray, Stephen A. Bradley, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Eatonton, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0808

    The circumstantial evidence, including the defendant's DNA in dried seminal fluid on the victim's leg and lower abdomen, supported his malice murder convi

  • Futch v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-07-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart Patray, Public Defender, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Mallard, District Attorney, and Daphne Jarriel, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0644

    Evidence that the defendant put his hand on the victim's neck did not meet the severity of harm requirement to support a battery convi

  • Danenberg v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-06-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John C. Bell Jr. Bell & Brigham, Augusta, and Robert W. Cullen, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fredric D. Bright, District Attorney, Gregory L. Bushway, Keagan W. Goodrich, Assistant District Attorneys, Gray, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0524

    The statutory procedure for appointing a psychiatrist to examine defendants who raise an insanity defense did not violate the defendant's due process r

  • June 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    The former assistant general counsel for Altria Client Services Inc. makes his way back to Shook, Hardy & Bacon; McKenna Long & Aldridge expands its IP and technology practice with a partner

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  • Whitman v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Rutledge Public Defender's Office, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, District Attorney, and Suhirjahaan Morehead District Attorney's Office, Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0425

    Evidence of a pending charge admitted as similar transaction evidence in the defendant's trial for misdemeanor theft by receiving did not violate his Sixth Ame right to testify or his Fifth Am

  • Reed v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-05-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin C. Armstrong, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory W. Edwards, District Attorney, Kathryn O. Fallin, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0443

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting similar transaction evidence showing that the defendant struck a past girlfriend with a stick during an arg

  • Wheeler v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Edwards, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Bainbridge, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1838

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of similar transactions that occurred between 18 and 30 years prior to the charged crimes, as the lapse of time went to the weight

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    In-house career changes

    Notable moves in the corporate legal world

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  • Armour v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Lewis, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Christopher M. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1614

    Under the circumstances, counsel was not deficient in failing to object when the government violated the discovery statute by failing to disclose 47 witnesses less than 10 days before