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  • Lejeune v. McLaughlin

    Publication Date: 2016-07-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam M. Hames The Hames Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Vicki S. Bass Hudson Parrott Walker, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0072

    The habeas court erred in ruling that the petitioner knowingly and voluntarily entered his guilty plea to murder, because the record contained no evidence that he had been informed that he waived hi

  • Cottrell v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2016-07-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler C. Dixon Raiford Dixon LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher G. Moorman, Nicholas J. Pieschel Moorman Pieschel LLC, and Timothy A. Baxter, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S16A0013

    The trial court properly granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the plaintiff's claims for defamation, breach of fiduciary duty and invasion of privacy after the defendants posted informati

  • Fisher v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven E. Phillips and Kenneth D. Kondritzer Public Defender's Office, 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, Sheila E. Gallow, Senior Assistant Attorneys General, and Michael A. Oldham, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0515

    The defendant proved his ineffective assistance of counsel claims following his convic for malice murder and other crimes, and the Supreme Court therefore reversed his convic

  • State v. Ashley

    Publication Date: 2016-07-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian K. Fortner, District Attorney, and Emily K. Richardson, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorney, Michael S. Carlson, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, John S. Melvin, John R. Edwards, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, and Donald P. Geary, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur. Cynthia W. Harrison Harrison Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15G1207

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting three similar transactions in the defendant's trial on charges of kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and criminal trespass for the purpose of

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald R. Parker Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Moruf O. Oseni, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth M. Haase, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0398

    The trial court did not reversibly err in allowing the State to question the defendant about the meaning of his tattoos in his murder trial in connection with the death of his 2-month-old dau

  • Brooks v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony B. Brooks, Abbeville, proceeded pro se. Layla H. Zon, District Attorney, Amber R. Bennett, Jillian R. Hall District Attorney's Office, Covington, 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: S16A0450

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motions for an out-of-time appeal and for an evidentiary hearing following his guilty plea in 1992 to felony murder and attempted armed ro

  • Washington v. Hopson

    Publication Date: 2016-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Steven M. Rodham Womack, Gottlieb Rodham PC, LaFayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Scott Key Miller Key PA, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0148

    The habeas court erred in setting aside the petiti rape conviction, because the factual findings underlying the habeas court's conclusions that a former prosecutor's conduct violated the petit

  • Propst v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla H. Zon, District Attorney, Covington, Walter C. Howard, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0275

    The evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's convictions for robbery and related offenses arising after he and an accomplice attempted to rob a drug d

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Woodbine, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, Hugh D. Ridgway III District Attorney's Office, Hinesville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew Blackwell, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0511

    The evidence supported the defendant's convictions for felony murder and related crimes stemming from the death of his 7-month-old dau

  • Smart v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tanya F. Miller, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret E. Heap, District Attorney, Christine S. Barker, Jennifer P. Guyer, Lyndsey H. Rudder, Assistant District Attorneys, Savannah, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Scott O. Teague, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0393

    The evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's convictions for malice murder and related offenses in connection with the beating death of his wife in the presence of her youn