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May 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer

South Carolina Bound: Adams and Reese Opens in Columbia

CORRECTION: 5/22/2013, 11:00 a.m. EDT. The sixth paragraph of this story misstated the date of Moore & Van Allen's opening in Charleston. We regret the er

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May 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

Correction, 5/22/2013, 10:05 a.m. EDT: The original version of this story misstated the title Zachary Smith held at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. It was senior couns

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Johnson v. State

Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony S. Carter, Monroe, for appellant.
for defendant: Layla H. Zon, District Attorney, Covington, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anne M. Kurtz, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S13A0209

The record belied the defendant's claim that the victim provoked him and that he was in fear for his safety, thus the trial court properly declined to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter as a

Oxmoor Portfolio LLC v. Flooring and Tile Superstore of Conyers Inc.

Publication Date: 2013-04-03
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vivian Uchitel and Andrew Hagenbush Simpson Law Offices LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Elizabeth Pope The Pope Law Firm PC, Covington, for appellee.
Case Number: A12A2265

The trial court erred in granting the garnishee's motion to set aside a default judgment because the garnishee failed to show a nonamendable defect appearing on the face of the r

Smith v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-21
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell & Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel P. Bibler, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Justin R. Arnold, Assistant District Attorney, Robert H. Reeves District Attorney's Office, Americus, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel A. Bikoff, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S12A1671

The trial court's statement regarding the investigator's thoroughness did not constitute an opinion of the investigator's credibility and did not express an opinion as to the defendant's guilt or in

Ward v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-21
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorneys, Augusta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S13A0420

The defendant could not be convicted and sentenced for both malice murder and felony murder since there was only one v

Schutt v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-20
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica R. Towne Clark & Towne PC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Stephen A. Fern, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S12A2060

The defendant's aggravated lt conviction should have merged into her murder conviction, since no evidence showed any deliberate interval between the conduct that was the basis for the aggravate

Littlejohn v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-14
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wendell Adams Public Defender's Office, Dublin, for appellant.
for defendant: Richard Milam, District Attorney, and Lauren Love, Assistant District Attorney, Jackson, for appellee.
Case Number: A12A2456

The defendant's Batson challenge did not present a basis for reversal, since he failed to prove that the State's peremptory strikes were motivated by discriminatory i

Hoffler v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-07
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alixe E. Steinmetz Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Lenny I. Krick, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S13A0100

The defendant shot and killed the victim after the victim stole his duffe

Blake v. State

Publication Date: 2013-03-07
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Robinson III Robinson & Assocs., Snellville, for appellant.
for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Luana P. Nolin, Sheryl D. Freeman, Assistant District Attorneys, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S12A1852

The defendant was not eligible for life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, since he committed his crimes in December 2008, prior to the effective date of the amendment to the murder sen