Cedra Mayfield

February 12, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"If we give police officers the idea that they can illegally access a cellphone, see whatever's on there and then go get a warrant based upon the warrantless stuff that they've seen, they can reverse engineer enough probable cause," argued appellant counsel John Jay McArthur.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 09, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"She could check herself into the Douglas County Jail for two days and put on an orange suit," said Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel member Richard Hyde.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 08, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"[A] right under a [Certificate of Need] to operate a particular kind of hospital is a private right because the right to use one's property in a particular way is a traditional property right," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"[W]ithin the Supreme Court, we have experienced a staff attorney turnover rate of over 57 percent since January 2019," said Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs Wednesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"The rule of law may be under attack in aspects of culture and society," said Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

February 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"How do we gauge whether this rule is appropriate for Georgia when we have no nothing other than anecdotes or studies from Florida [from] 25 years ago?," asked Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The JNC has shortlisted six candidates to fill a superior court vacancy in the Paulding Judicial Circuit and state court vacancies in Coweta and DeKalb counties.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

February 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"We haven't been able to verify court records, get copies of documents, or check on the status of someone's case," said Atlanta defense attorney Michael Bixon Friday.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

February 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The State Bar of Georgia member directory poses potential challenges for users seeking to learn a lawyer's history of discipline.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

According to the State Bar of Georgia's online member directory, former Georgia Court of Appeals judge Christian Coomer remains "active and in good standing" with the statewide legal licensing and regulatory board.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read