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  • In The Interest Of K. G., A Child.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rosalind Watkins (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Talia Nurse, Christy Draper (Attorney at Law), Douglasville; Timothy MacMillan (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee. Deidre Ricks (The Ricks Law Firm LLC), Douglasville; Thinel Bishop (The Bishop Law Group), Villa Rica, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1519

    There was clear and convincing evidence supporting the juvenile court's finding that the appointment of a permanent guardian was in the child's best interests.

  • The State v. Licata

    Publication Date: 2017-11-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Keller (Sr. Assistant Solicitor General), Cumming; William Finch (Solicitor General of Forsyth County), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Woodrow Smith (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Matthew Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1200

    The trial court erred in granting DUI defendant's motion to suppress the results field sobriety tests and evidence of his refusal to take a breath test because he was sufficiently warned of his right not to incriminate himself before the field sobriety tests and he was not entitled to counsel when deciding whether to submit to the state-requested breath test.

  • In The Interest of K. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deidre Ricks (The Ricks Law Firm, LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christy Draper (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee. Thinel Bishop (The Bishop Law Group), Villa Rica; Rosalind Watkins (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1309

    The Court affirmed the grant of permanent guardianship of the child to the child's aunt, because there was clear and convincing evidence authorizing the juvenile court to find that reunification was not in the best interests of the child based on the likelihood that it would only prolong her dependency.

  • In The Interest of E. B., a child

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared Roberts (Attorney at Law), Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Barnhill (District Attorney), Waycross; Ian Sansot (District Attorney's Office, Waycross Judicial Circuit), Douglas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0784

    The evidence was insufficient to support the juvenile's adjudications of delinquency for burglary and shoplifting but there was sufficient evidence to support his adjudication of delinquency for tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device.

  • In The Interest of E. N., a child

    Publication Date: 2017-11-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger Montgomery (Attorney at Law), Talbotton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Sherry Goodrum (Law Office of Sherry B. Goodrum), Columbus; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Gary Byrd (Attorney at Law), Hamilton, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1040

    The juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to rule on the issue of custody in dependency proceedings because the superior court had not transferred the motion for return of custody to the juvenile court so the Court vacated the juvenile court's denial of the motion.