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  • Snipes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Allen Adams, (Griffin Circuit Public Defender Office), Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Benjamin David Coker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Thomaston, Elizabeth A. Baker, (Fayette County District Attorney's Office), Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0934

    Trial Counsel Not Ineffective For Failing to Strike Investigator's Damaging Testimony on Cross-Examination

  • M. Cohen & Sons Inc. v. Superior Steel Door & Trim Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Nancy Bannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 651942/2017

    Vacatur of Order Precluding Defense Offering Evidence for Discovery Noncompliance Denied

  • Hodges v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith, (Conger & Smith, LLC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, John Andrew Rumker, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Douglas, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0709

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's contention over trial court error in denying a new trial motion on general grounds.

  • Synovus Bank v. Kelley

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Garland, Stephan Alan Ray, (Moore, Clarke, Duvall And Rodgers P.C.), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter W. Kelley, (Kelley, Lovett, Blakey & Sanders, P.C.), Albany, Thomas Dozier Lovett, Thomas Dozier Lovett, (Kelley, Lovett, Blakey & Sanders, P.C.), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20Q0843

    Judgment Creditor's Lien on Debtor's Real Property Was Not Created Until Judgment Was Recorded

  • Poltorak v. Clarke

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Wayne Saitta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 2718/2017

    Forfeiture Against a Judge Personally for Failure to Issue a Writ Is Unconstitutional

  • Rosenthal v. Grzegorz Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Nancy Bannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 162426/2014

    Plaintiff's Failure to Complete Discovery by Deadline Will Result in Striking of Complaint

  • Fields v. MTA Bus Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Joan Lefkowitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff Aaliyah Fields is represented by: Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek, P.C.
    for defendant: Plaintiff Tyree Fields is represented by: German Rubenstein, LLP. Defendants MTA Bus Company, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City Transit Authority, The City of New York are represented by: Jeffrey Samel & Partners.
    Case Number: 69449/2018

    Plaintiffs Granted Compelling Depositions of All Parties to Be Held Via Video Conference

  • Hood v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Ruth Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office) Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0725

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Ruling That Other-Acts Evidence Was Relevant to Felony Murder Defendant's Intent

  • Blackshear v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith, (Conger & Smith, LLC), Bainbridge
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Michael L. Bankston, (Twitty & Bankston), Camilla, Joseph Kenneth Mulholland, Moruf O. Oseni, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0713

    Trial Court Did Not Fail to Exercise "Thirteenth Juror" Discretion in Denying New Trial Motion on General Grounds

  • Fuisz v. 6 E. 72nd St. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Kelly O'Neill Levy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 153622/2012

    Note of Issue Denied Vacatur as Outstanding Discovery Limited; Striking Jury Demand Denied