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  • Glenn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Alston Pearlman, (Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, Brian Vance Patterson, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19G1236

    Common Law Right to Resist Unlawful Arrest Includes Right to Use Proportionate Force Against Government Property to Counter Illegal Detention

  • Reeder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Falen Cox, (Cox, Rodman, & Middleton, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Timothy Ruffini, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0630

    Record Established That Defendant Was Apprised By Counsel of Risks of Entering Non-Negotiated Plea

  • Reid v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart Patray, (Public Defender), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Mallard, Keith McIntyre, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A2138

    Defendant Took Substantial Step Toward Committing Child Molestation by Arranging to Meet "Child" and Traveling to Meeting Place

  • In The Interest of A. P., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randee Waldman, (Emory University School of Law Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1682

    Court Affirms Adjudication of Juvenile Who Was Alleged to Have Possessed Illegal Handgun That Was Never Introduced as Evidence

  • Cobb v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dunn, Victor Aloisio, (Office of The Public Defender, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1018

    Court Affirms Conviction of Inmate Who Participated in Assault of Officer During Prison Riot

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rachel Ackley, (Rachel Ackley Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Krull, (Solicitor-General), Douglasville, Michellle Dissman, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General's Office), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1196

    Court Affirms Conviction of Check Forger Who Claimed That He Did Not Know That Check Was Forged

  • Manners v. 5 Star Lodge and Stables, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Quinn, John Reale, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1227

    Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Lodge Owner in Dispute Over Accidental Shooting on the Premises

  • Flores v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna Seagraves, (Attorney At Law), Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, Paul Trifiletti, (Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Jefferson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1331

    Traffic Stop Was Not Excessively Prolonged During Wait For Spanish-Speaking Officer

  • Stewart v. McDonald

    Publication Date: 2018-08-08
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce Brown (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Claudia Bradley (Bruce P. Brown Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: M. O'Neill (Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLC), Charlotte; Kathryn Whitlock, H. Young, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta; Robert Gilbreath (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0304

    Evidence Supported Jury Finding That Attorney-Client Relationship was Established and Breached