Cedra Mayfield

January 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"$96 million sounded like a lot at the beginning, but we're learning that, when you divide it up around the state, it ends up not being that much," said Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice David E. Nahmias.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

January 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Appropriate masks are N95 or KN95 masks or a disposable surgical mask covered by a cloth mask," read the updated Georgia Court of Appeals policy. "Appropriate masks are available in the Clerk's Office."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

January 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Judge Timothy Walmsley sentenced defendants Travis and Greg McMichael to life without the possibility of parole plus 20 years, and William "Roddie" Bryan to life with the possibility of parole.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

January 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We're continuing to keep the mask mandate in place for all public areas of the courthouse and that is all I'm going to do at the current time," said Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Jeff S. Bagley.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

January 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We all came up with a resolution that everybody can live with," said defense attorney Lawrence Zimmerman.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

January 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The law was very strongly in our favor," said Peachtree Corners defense attorney Craig P. Terrett, partner of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet. "There was very little legal support for overturning a jury verdict."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This is a lifelong goal for me," said new Cobb County State Court Judge Jaret Teague Usher. "I don't enter it lightly and I don't take it lightly."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"She is a person that takes pride and ownership of ensuring that there is justice and justice for all," said DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Shondeana Morris. "It has truly been a pleasure to serve with her."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The likelihood of successfully getting through a lengthy jury trial when our community spread is at this record level is slim," tweeted Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Rob Leonard.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"If the Executive branch is allowed to usurp the power of the Legislative branch to make laws, then this country is no longer a democracy—it is a monarchy," read the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read