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Frady v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-29
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Brown
Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
for defendant: N/a
Case Number: A24A1011

Court reverses convictions for burglary and other crimes due to trial court's improper admission of "other acts" evidence regarding defendant's character

November 27, 2024 | The Recorder

Deception or Coercion? California Supreme Court Grants Review in Jailhouse Confession Case

In People v. Allen, California's high court will consider whether police can pose as inmates to obtain confessions even after suspects invoke their Miranda rights.

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In the Matter of Curtis Lee Allen

Publication Date: 2024-11-27
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, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S25Y0025

Court accepts attorney's amended petition for reciprocal discipline and imposes a ten-day suspension after attorney was found to have violated Florida Rules of Practice

Human Services Council of New York v. City of New York

Publication Date: 2024-11-27
Practice Area: Labor Law | Legislation
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
Judge: District Judge Paul G. Gardephe
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Case Number: 21 CV 11149

NYC Local Law 87 Not 'Regulatory'; City Has Clear Interest in Avoiding Strikes

Appellate Division, Second Department: November 25, 2024

Publication Date: 2024-11-25
Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
Judge: Unsigned
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for defendant:
Case Number: DOCKET

Motion List & Order on Application released on:November 20 & 21, 2024

Rana v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-25
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Samuel Zell, (Zell & Zell, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hillm, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Pareesa Hanna Amjadi, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A0705

Court affirms convictions for murder and related offenses, rejecting defendant's claims to trial court jury instruction error as harmless or unwarranted

November 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Litigators at Sidley Austin capped a 24-case winning streak for Aspen American Insurance Co. in COVID-19 business interruption litigation with no case surviving past a motion to dismiss.

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Appellate Division, Second Department: November 22, 2024

Publication Date: 2024-11-22
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:November 20, 2024

Gonzalez v. Miller

Publication Date: 2024-11-22
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Derek Bauer, Jeffrey Ronald Baxter, Tyler D. Fabbri, (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Kevin Edward Epps, Tyler Marquis Gaines, (Epps Holloway Deloach & Hoipkemier LLC), Watkinsville, Barry L. Fitzpatrick, (Law Office of Lane Fitzpatrick), Danielsville, for appellee; Gene Patrick Hamilton, (America First Legal Foundation), Washington, Christopher Earnest Mills, (Spero Law LLC), Charleston, for Amicus Appellee; Karl David Cooke, Jr., (Gautreaux Law LLC), Macon, Jonathan Lang Adams, (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Forsyth, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, for Amicus Appellant.
Case Number: S24A0617

Court affirms applicability of Open Records Act (ORA) to District Attorneys and denies immunity claims from DA who sought to dismiss an ORA enforcement action

Steel v. The State

Publication Date: 2024-11-22
Practice Area: Legal Operations
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Alexander "Alex" Susor, (The Law Offices of Alex Susor, P.C.), Decatur, Colette Resnik Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Lynsey M Barron, (Barron Law LLC), Atlanta, Leigh Ann Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Clint Christopher Malcolm, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee; Ural D.L. Glanville, (Fulton County Superior Court), Atlanta, for other party; Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, Mazie Lynn Guertin, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Greg Allen Willis, Jessica Jones, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb P.C.), Atlanta, Edward Donald Tolley, (Cook & Tolley LLP), Athens, Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
Case Number: S24A1245

Court reverses contempt finding against attorney for failure to disclose source of information, citing due process violations and finding that the trial court judge should have recused himself