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Watkins v. The State

Publication Date: 2025-03-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Franklin Samuel, Joel Edward McDurmon, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Mary Catherine Norman, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Pareesa Hanna Amjadi, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S24A1187

Court Affirms Most Convictions in A Murder and Feticide Case but Reverses Defendant's Convictions on Drug Charges Due to Confrontation Clause Violation

Dias v. Boone

Publication Date: 2025-03-12
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth S. Pitts, (Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan), Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: Denise Danielle VanLanduyt, (Vanlanduyt Law, LLC), Decatur, Donna Stanaland Hix, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, for appellee; Robin Frazer Clark, (Robin Frazer Clark, P.C.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee; Hannah Elias Sbaity, (Sbaity Law LLC), Marietta, David S. DeLugas, (National Association of Parents, Inc. d/b/a Parentsusa), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; Stephen John Petrany, Ross Warren Bergethon, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Other Party.
Case Number: S24A0887

Court Denies Retroactive Application of Equitable Caregiver Statute in a Custody Dispute Between Child's Adoptive Mother and her Former Romantic Partner

Bakutis v. Dean

Publication Date: 2025-03-10
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Engelhardt
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Case Number: 24-10271

Police responding to an "open structure call" shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home.

March 7, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runner-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include litigators at DLA Piper, Beveridge & Diamond, Kirkland and Mintz.

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Appellate Division, First Department: March 6, 2025

Publication Date: 2025-03-06
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:March 4, 2025

Appellate Division, Second Department: March 5, 2025

Publication Date: 2025-03-05
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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Case Number: DOCKET

Motion List & Order on Application released on:March 3, 2025

Scales v. The State

Publication Date: 2025-03-05
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
for defendant: Anne Allen, (Assistant District Attorney Coweta Judicial Circuit), Carrollton, John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, for appellee.
Case Number: A24A1351

Court Affirms Child Molestation Convictions, Rejecting Defendant's Claims of Unconstitutional Restraint During Trial and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

March 4, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

2 Texas Judges and 16 Attorneys Disciplined

The State Bar of Texas issues its March report listing disciplinary actions against two judges and 16 attorneys.

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Podoplelova v. Excel PT Services P.C.

Publication Date: 2025-03-04
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings
Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
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Case Number: 691/2023

Pro Se Plaintiff Denied Default Judgment Due to No Affidavit of Proof

Appellate Division, Second Department: February 28, 2025

Publication Date: 2025-02-28
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:February 26, 2025