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  • In the Interest of T. Y. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Judson Smith, (Smith Law Group, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lance Hamilton, (Lance J Hamilton P.C.), Sparta, for appellee. Lawrence Turner, (Harris County Correctional Institute), Hamilton, Courtney Anderson, (C. Joiner Anderson & Associates, PC), Lyons, Mary Claire Brannon, (TLC Casa), Swainsboro, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0226

    Deficiencies in Juvenile Court's Dependency Court Prevented Meaningful Review of Mother's Appeal

  • Gresham v. Harris a/k/a

    Publication Date: 2019-04-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Bryman, (Bryman & Clerke, P.A.), Marietta, Theodore Lackland, (Lackland & Associates LLC), Marietta, Antonio Thomas, (Antonio L Thomas Associated Attorneys at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert Chapar, (The Chapar Firm, LLC), Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1790

    Event Organizer Not in Control of Premises Were Not Liable For Injuries Resulting from Private Dispute Between Two People on Premises

  • Ledbetter v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Demetrius Ledbetter, Decatur, appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, (Solicitor General), Jonesboro, Stephenie Dufford, (Clayton County Solicitor's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee. 
    Case Number: A18A2090

    Court Vacates Core of Trial Court Order Denying Motion by Man Who Was Accused Domestic Violence, Had Charges Dropped, and Sought to Restrict His Criminal Record Where Trial Court Erroneously Failed to Apply Applicable Statutory Framework to Claim for Relief but Affirms Trial Court's Dismissal of Improper Defendants

  • Carson, Jr. et al. v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-19
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Rothman, Kyler Wise, (Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ken Jarrard, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1951

    Land developer allowed to move to compel County Board members to issue a land-disturbance permit

  • In the Interest of G. M. et al., Children (Mother).

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tommy Thigpen, (Tommy L. Thigpen, LLC.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Charles Reddick, (Charles R. Reddick, P.C.), Homerville, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0949

    Court Reverses Juvenile Court's Order Granting Temporary Custody of Minor Children to Division of Child and Family Services

  • Bernard v. Bernard

    Publication Date: 2018-10-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Sirianni, (Brownstone Associates, P.A.), Winter Park, for appellant.
    for defendant: Norman Cuadra, (Norman H. Cuadra, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1346

    Court Affirms Incarceration of Man for Refusal to Pay Child Support

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Tarleton (The Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur; Gerald Mason (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0182

    The trial court erroneously admitted evidence of defendant's prior conviction at his trial for aggravated child molestation and sexual battery and the Court thus reversed defendant's convictions and remanded for a new trial.

  • Morton v. Macatee

    Publication Date: 2018-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Durant (Attorney at Law), Tucker; Brad Evans (Attorney at Law), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Huskins (The Huskins Law Firm), Eatonton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0514

    Trial Court's Order Altering Amount and Method of Money Payment Constituted Unauthorized Modification of Divorce Decree

  • Belcher v. State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Peil (Huggins Peil LLC), Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1982

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping with bodily injury, hijacking a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, financial-transaction-card fraud, battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during a crime and the trial court did not reversibly err in admitting certain evidence regarding a co-defendant's father's attempt to bribe the victim.

  • Roberts v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-02-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Lewis (Attorney at Law), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross (County District Attorney's Office), Decatur; Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1608

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for violating the Georgia RICO Act, identity fraud, financial-transaction-card fraud and exploitation of an elder person arising out of a scheme in which she called senior citizens, claimed that she was a representative of a power company, and informed them that their utility bill had not been paid and that their power would be cut off if they did not provide her with credit card, bank account or other personal and financial information, which she then used to obtain cash or buy things.