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  • Capote v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon A. Bullard, Audra Murphey, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bruce Steven Harvey, (Law Offices of Bruce S. Harvey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, John Williams, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee; Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S23G1127

    Court affirms Georgia's deferential "any evidence" standard for trial court findings in criminal appeals

  • Alexander et al. v. Francis

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis, (Ichter Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heather Brown, (Brown Law, LLC), Roswell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0934

    Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Open Default After Defendants Failed to Plead Meritorious Defense