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  • Elliott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jared Thomas Hall, (Thomas, Webb & Willis LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Washington Fleenor, Ethan Merritt Makin, (Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General's Office), Athens, Kenneth W. Mauldin, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee. Daniel J. Sabol, (Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP), Columbus, Donald Timothy Huey, Blaise J. Katter, (Huey Defense Firm), Columbus, for Amicus appellant. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, David Scott McLaughlinm, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Margaret Ellen Heap, (Office of The District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, William Aubrey Finch, (Forsyth County Solicitor General's Office), Cumming, David Holmes, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for Neutral Amicus. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Ross Warren Bergethon, David Scott McLaughlin, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Gilbert Alexander Crosby, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia), Morrow, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S18A1204

    Under Georgia Constitution, Motorist's Invocation of Right to Refuse Blood Alcohol Test Could Not Be Admitted Against Her at Trial

  • Flannigan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin David Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Teri Brown Walker, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1209

    Murder conviction affirmed after court rejects defendant's arguments on trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Steinbok v. City of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Verna Saunders
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 153737/2013

    Jury Findings Taxi Liable for Accident, Plaintiff Did Not Sustain Serious Injury Supported

  • Nghiem v. Sajib

    Publication Date: 2019-02-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Consumer Protection | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-0636

    Petitioner Nghiem and respondent Sajib were passengers in Nghiem's small plane when its engine failed and it crash-landed.

  • Worthen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1212

    Court Affirms Conviction of Murderer Who Claimed That State Failed to Prove Venue When Shooting Took Place Near County Border, Overruling Series of Cases That Had Prohibited Jury from Finding Venue Based on Circumstantial Evidence

  • Allen v. O'Neill

    Publication Date: 2019-02-05
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Arthur Engoron
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner is represented By: Peter H. Tilem and Hillary Nappi of counsel; Tilem & Associates PC.
    for defendant: Respondents are represented By: Emily K. Stitelman, the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York.
    Case Number: 152341/2018

    Residence Handgun License Denial Due to Prior Arrests, Conviction History Not Arbirtrary

  • Rawles v. Holt

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Samuel Zell, (Zell & Zell, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Min-soo Youn, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee
    Case Number: S18A1334

    Court Reverses Habeas Court Denial of Relief Based on Agreement Between Defendant and State in Which Defendant Waived Ability to See Habeas Relief in Exchange for Lighter Sentence

  • Ferentinos v. CF E 88 LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice David Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 159534/2014

    Tenant Granted Damages for Rental Overcharges But Not Treble Damages for Willfulness

  • Willis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Allen Adams, Jr., Veronica M. O'Grady, (Griffin Circuit Public Defender Office), Thomaston, Atlanta, Bentley C. Adams, III, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Katherine DeRosa Emerson, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kayleigh Ann Carter, Leigh Ellen Patterson, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office) Rome, for appellee
    Case Number: S18A1363

    Court Affirms Conviction of Murder Who Claimed That No Physical Evidence Negated His Claim That the Shooting Was Accidental

  • New Gold Equities Corp. v. Valoc Enters. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice Kelly Levy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 652528/2013

    Creditor Is Entitled to Partial Summary Judgment For Debtor's Lack of Good Faith