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  • Sharpe v. McCartney

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick O’Connor, Amelia Stevens, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1550

    Court affirms dismissal of action for excessive use of force by the police, concluding it was not a proper renewal action where plaintiff's original case was dismissed for lack of diligence in service

  • McAnnally v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1239

    Court affirms convictions for firearm possession and obstruction of an officer following a traffic stop and rejected defendants' contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • The People of the State of New York v. Donkavius D. Howard

    Publication Date: 2024-02-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Lindley, J.P., Curran, Montour, Ogden, and Nowak, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 0884

    New York v. Donkavius D. Howard

  • Adams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A1207

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of the evidence, and contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • February 8, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Engoron Aims to Dispel Uncertainty Created by Ex-Trump Org. CFO's Alleged Perjury

    "I take seriously my obligation to find the facts and determine the truth," the judge wrote in Thursday morning email to the parties in the New York Attorney General's civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and others. "To that end, I find it appropriate to have reached out to counsel for Mr. Weisselberg, who is a defendant in the case, inquired as to her knowledge of this serious allegation."

    3 minute read

  • Weems v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Mario Kladis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A1179

    Court affirms malice murder convictions over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of the evidence, and contentions of error in admitting and commenting on evidence

  • February 7, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Neither AG Nor Trump Counsel Confirm Reports of Alleged Perjury by Ex-Trump Org. CFO

    Observers were split on whether Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron would wait for conclusive evidence of perjury before issuing his highly-anticipated decision in the New York Attorney General's Civil Fraud case against Donald Trump and others.

    7 minute read

  • February 5, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Federal Judge Allows Ackerman to Withdraw Representation After 'Communication Breakdown' With Client

    "Movant has represented that Novella, plaintiff's principal, has been unwilling to comply with plaintiff's discovery obligations despite movant's requests that he do so," U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen said.

    4 minute read

  • February 5, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Court of Appeals Upholds Sweeping Premise of New Discovery Law

    In 'People v. Bay', the court acknowledged the raison d'etre of the new law: that the People cannot be ready for trial without having fully complied with their discovery obligations.

    10 minute read

  • Harris County v. Deary

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-23-00516-CV

    Appellee alleged a Harris County sheriff's deputy slammed her to the ground and arrested her without probable cause.