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  • Dennis v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-02-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Dennis, Trion, proceeded pro se. J. David Miller, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Kenneth B. Still District Attorney's Office, Moultrie, Michelle T. Harrison, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: S16A1600

    The trial court was authorized to resentence the defendant, who had pleaded guilty to malice murder when he was 17 years old, from life without the possibility ole to life with the possibility

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-02-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Converse Bright, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Moruf O. Oseni, David M. Atwell, Assistant District Attorneys, Bainbridge, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Vanessa T. Meyerhoefer, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1649

    Defendant failed to preserve his arguments for appeal, and the Court thus affirmed the trial court's judgment finding him guilty of felony m

  • Grinshpun v. Borokhovich, 158141/2016

    Publication Date: 2017-02-01
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 19
    Judge: Justice Kelly O'Neill Levy
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    Case Number: 158141/2016

    Cite as: Grinshpun v. Borokhovich, 158141/2016, NYLJ 1202778035570, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided January 11, 2017) CASENAME Aron Grinshpun, Sam Zeltser, Zelig Zelts

  • Mosby v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica A. Seares and Tamara N. Crawford Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason M. Rea, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1580

    The evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant did not act in self-defense and was not otherwise justified when she fatally shot t

  • Upshaw v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William L. Kirby III, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. F. Slater, District Attorney, Wesley A. Lambertus, Robert B. Bickerstaff II, Senior Assistant District Attorneys, Columbus, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason M. Rea, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1524

    Because there was only one killing, the trial court erred in convicting and sentencing defendant for both malice r and felony r, and the Court vacated the conviction and sentence for felon

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chaunda Brock Brock Law LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Ashleigh D. Headrick Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1530

    The evidence supporting defendant's convictions for murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted fe

  • PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ap, v. JESUS OSEGUERA, a/k/a JESUS B. OSEGUERA, res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Chambers, J.P.; Roman, Lasalle and Barros, JJ.
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    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ap, v. JESUS OSEGUERA, a/k/a JESUS B. OSEGUERA, res — Motion by the appellant to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme

  • K. O. (ANONYMOUS), ETC., res, v. BENJAMIN M. LAWSKY, ETC., ET AL., ap

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Dillon, Leventhal and Chambers, JJ.
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    MATTER OF K. O. (ANONYMOUS), ETC., res, v. BENJAMIN M. LAWSKY, ETC., ET AL., ap — Separate motions by the appellants to enlarge the time to perfect appeals from a judgment of the Supreme

  • PEOPLE, ETC., res, v. MICHAEL THOMAS, a/k/a LAQUAN SMITH, ap

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ.
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    PEOPLE, ETC., res, v. MICHAEL THOMAS, a/k/a LAQUAN SMITH, ap — Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, re

  • BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANK OF NEW YORK, ETC., res, v. JOSEPH GENOVA, a/k/a JOSEPH GENOVA, JR., APPELLANT def

    Publication Date: 2017-01-31
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ.
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    BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANK OF NEW YORK, ETC., res, v. JOSEPH GENOVA, a/k/a JOSEPH GENOVA, JR., APPELLANT def — Application by the respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2)