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  • Robinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret E. Heap, District Attorney, Lyndsey H. Rudder, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Aimee F. Sobhani, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1912

    The evidence was sufficient to prove that the defendant was a party to the crime of attempted ro and that his actions were a proximate cause of his accomplice's death during that attempted ro

  • Finley v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle Sr. Swindle Law Group PC, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, Ryan R. Leonard, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Emily K. Richardson, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, 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: S15A1595

    Evidence of the defendant's gang involvement was relevant to show the affiliation between the four perpetrators and to explain the motive for committing the murder and conspiring to commit armed ro

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sentelle Williams, Oglethorpe, proceeded pro se. Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Deborah D. Wellborn, Zina B. Gumbs, Assistant District Attorneys, Tamara L. Ross District Attorney's Office, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: S15A1857

    The defendant was not entitled to raise an ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim, because the record clearly showed that shortly after appellate counsel was appointed, the defendant made

  • Tarpley v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Rocky Adams and Abigail R. Safford, Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louie C. Fraser, District Attorney, Chad A. Pritchett, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Dublin, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1457

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow the defendant to introduce evidence of the victim's prior acts of violence, as the defendant failed to establish a prima facie case

  • Marquez v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler R. Conklin Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, and Quen L. Banks, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Michael V. Snow, Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorneys, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary Catherine Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1459

    The defe failed to show that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to sever his murder trial from that of his co-defe

  • Scudder v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Sean A. Garrett, Assistant County Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Michael A. Oldham, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15A1312

    The trial court erroneously concluded that the defendant's convictions on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony merged with the other crimes for which he w

  • Otis v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda M. Grantham Public Defender's Office, and Bryan M. Grantham Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Sheila E. Gallow, Senior Assistant District Attorney, 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: S15A1717

    Double jeopardy barred retrial after the trial court erroneously sua sponte declared a mistrial when the murder defendant failed to provide notice before trial of his intent to present evidence of m

  • In The Matter Of Marivi Dejesus v. Steven A. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Smith, J.P., Peradotto, Lindley, DeJoseph, And Scudder, JJ.
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    Case Number: 15-00313

    Davison Law Office PLLC, Canandaigua (Mary P. Davison Of Counsel), For Petitioner-Appellant.Marybeth D. Barnet, Attorney For The Child, Canandaigua, Appellant Pro Se.Susan Gray

  • In The Matter Of Mark A. Mandile v. Katrina V. Deshotel

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Smith, J.P., Carni, Lindley, And DeJoseph, JJ.
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    Case Number: 14-02118

    Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (Kimberly F. Duguay Of Counsel), For Respondent-Appellant.Maureen A. Pineau, Rochester, For Petitioner-Respondent.Appeal from an o

  • The People Of The State Of New York v. Calvin K. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Centra, J.P., Peradotto, Carni, Lindley, And DeJoseph, JJ.
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    Case Number: 11-02443

    Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (William Pixley Of Counsel), For Defendant-Appellant.Calvin K. Johnson, Defendant-Appellant Pro Se.Sandra Doorley, District Attorn