Filter This View

  • July 31, 2011 |

    Conducting internal investigations: 8 important steps

    Experts share tips and pitfalls for investigating misconduct.

    1 minute read

  • Thomas v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, Statesboro, and Brian A. Deal, Assistant District Attorney, Springfield, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0126

    The Court reversed the defendant's kidnapping conviction because the movement of the victim was incidental to the assault and did not isolate the victim from protection or r

  • Matheson v. Braden

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter T. Alford, LaGrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank E. Jenkins III, Robert L. Walker Jenkins, Olson & Bowen PC, Cartersville, and J. Clinton Sumner Jr. Magruder & Sumner, Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0712

    The defendant's employee was not acting within the scope of his employment with the defendant when he collided with the plaintiffs' care while driving the defendant's

  • Daniels v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, and Keith A. McIntyre, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0418

    The defendant's convi for aggravated assault merged with his armed robbery convi

  • April 30, 2011 |

    Can Companies Really Recover from C-Suite Scandals?

    An indicted executive can jeopardize an organization's future.

    1 minute read

  • Glenn v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1378

    Evidence, including the victim's DNA in blood found on the defendant's boots, the headboard of the defendant's bed and a napkin recovered from the trunk of his car, supported the defendant's convict

  • Lanier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, Tony A. May, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1040

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for a mistrial based on a police officer's passing statement about defendant's parole officer during cross-examination

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James D. Lamb, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0115

    The defendant's movement of the victims from a bank office to the floor of the main lobby was an inherent part of an armed robbery, occurred during and incidental to the armed robbery, and did not

  • April 14, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Compact With Governor Divests County Bars of Appointments Vetting

    Gov. Chris Christie has decided to cut county bar vetting committees out of the judicial and prosecutorial selection process and the State Bar Association has agreed to go along, erasing a central

    1 minute read

  • Dobbs v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle Drummond & Swindle and Maryellen Simmons, Assistant Chief Public Defender, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne C. Allen and David P. Taylor, Assistant District Attorneys, Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0494

    The trial court erred in sentencing defendant as a recidivist, because the state did not introduce any evidence that he had previously pled guilty or been convicted of any