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  • Bowman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Suzanne Wilkes, (Tallapoosa Circuit Public Defender), Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Craig Joseph Pake (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0642

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and challenge to admission of other acts evidence

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, Jonathan O. Oden, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0633

    Court affirms convictions in a stabbing death, and rejects defendant's claims of jury instruction error and admission of hearsay evidence as not being reversible plain error

  • Russell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Michael Starosto, Jr., (Star Law, PC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Grace Guthrie Griffith, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., Elizabeth Marian York, (Cobb Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0565

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's claims of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Salami v. TD Bank

    Publication Date: 2024-09-03
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff Pro Se: Sakirat Salami, Brooklyn.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Gabrielle Pelura of counsel, Duane Morris LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 482/2024

    Pro Se Claim For $2,423,010,000 Against Bank Found Frivolous

  • In the Matter of Curtis Lee Allen

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Curtis Lee Allen, (Bush Ross PA), Tampa, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, III, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    Case Number: S24Y0865

    Court rejects petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline due to deficiencies, including lack of documentation and evidence for retroactive suspension.

  • In the Matter of Christopher Michael Howlette.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Allen Earles, Kevin Charles Wilson, (Georgia Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Michael Howlette, Union City, for appellant.
    Case Number: S24Z0940

    Certification of fitness for readmission granted to Christopher Michael Howlette upon demonstrating rehabilitation and community engagement.

  • Vezzuto v. Forte Constr. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-14
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Devin P. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 527012/2021

    Motion Granted and Denied in Labor Law Case Involving Foreman

  • White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Russell Willingham, (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Faith Donnell Worley, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0333

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes relating to the death of a three-year old disabled child

  • McPherson v. Kith Retail

    Publication Date: 2024-08-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 503083/2024

    Dismissal Denied in Case Involving Use of Plaintiff's Likeness on Apparel

  • Wiggins v. The State of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-07-22
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Hasa A. Kingo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 152665/2019

    Plaintiff Not Compelled to Testify His Whereabouts During Night of Crime