Katheryn Tucker
October 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Governor Plays Trump Card at Criminal Justice Reform SummitGov. Nathan Deal says he can make a better speech with stories than statistics. A call from Air Force One in the middle of the hurricane gave him a new one.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
October 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
New Members Named for Chief Justice CommissionThe commission also has a new chairman: Chief Justice Harold Melton, sworn in to lead the court Sept. 4.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
October 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Monster Land Dispute Alive at High Court—Again"Frankenstein" is the name Robert Ashe III of Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, representing the city of Atlanta, gave to the legislation that provides Fulton County's claim to the land in dispute.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
October 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Can Landlord Be Liable for Tenants' Pit Bull Attack?Landlord tries to persuade Georgia Supreme Court not to hold him accountable for a disfiguring attack after his tenants' pit bulls broke out and ran off.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
October 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online
High Court Allows Doctor Hearsay Testimony on Child Sex AbuseThe decision is a victory for prosecutors, who can now proceed with a rape case against a man whose stepdaughter and wife left the country after reporting the abuse.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
October 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Sentencing Debate Deeply Divides 11th Circuit JudgesThe prisoner challenging her long sentence lost. The dissenting judges said the ruling will also adversely affect many others.
By Katheryn Tucker
8 minute read
October 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review
'Judicial Charade': 11th Circuit Judges Polarized on Sentencing for Violent CrimeThe prisoner challenging her long sentence lost. The dissenting judges said the ruling will also adversely affect many others.
By Katheryn Tucker
7 minute read
October 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
32-year-old Cold Case Closed in Court“I am very proud of the work done by our Cold Case Unit and Marietta PD,” Cobb DA Vic Reynolds said. “They never forgot about this case and continued to work it until we found the evidence we needed."
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
October 04, 2018 | Daily Business Review
$6.3M Godiva Settlement Stands in Class Dispute Over ReceiptsCircuit Judge Adalberto Jordan weighed in to say a class action attorney may lack standing to challenge the lead plaintiff's standing.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
October 04, 2018 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Affirms $6.3M Godiva Settlement Over Card ReceiptsObjecting members lost their challenge to the settlement of a Florida class action lawsuit over the elevated risk of identity theft when retailers allow more than the last four digits of payment cards to be printed on receipts.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
