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  • Warren v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Greg Howard Bell, (Greg Howard Bell, Attorney at Alw), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Rodrigo L. Silva, William Marshall Kendall, (Houston County District Attorney’s Office), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0466

    Court confirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Mattes, (Barbara Mattes, Attorney at Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0548

    Court affirms felony murder and other convictions over defendant's challenges to admission of evidence, seating of a juror, limit on cross-examination, and cumulative error

  • Downer v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thea Adele Delage, Jerilyn Lyshette Bell, (Office of the Georgia Capital Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George R. Christian, James E. Staples, Jr., (Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Clarkesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0632

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's multiple contention of evidentiary and trial court error

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Allen Pflepsen, (Woodall and Pflepsen, P.C.), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Gregory W. Edwards, Melinda April Wynne, (Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office), Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A1196

    Physical Evidence Was Sufficient to Overcome Defendant's "Unrebutted" Testimony He Fired Gun in Self-Defense

  • Buckner-Webb et al. v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Randall Scarborough, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21G1281

    Court affirms denial of an attorney's right to withdraw representation because that interlocutory order is not appealable under the collateral order doctrine

  • In the Matter of Joseph Arrington II.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-12
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Arrington, II, Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y1106

    Disbarment Warranted Based on Trust Account Violations and Failure to Participate in Disciplinary Process

  • Lewis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft, III, (Office of the Public Defender), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Richard Benjamin Caplan, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0757

    No Showing Made That Photo Lineup Was Unduly Suggestive or That Witness Was Under Influence of Drugs

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George William Thomas, (Brownstone P.A.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0794

    No Speedy Trial Rights Violation Where Defendant Waited Until Shortly Before Trial to Assert Rights and Failed to Show Prejudice

  • The State v Burton

    Publication Date: 2022-10-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Patrick Dean, Shalena Cook Jones, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Martin Gregory Hilliard, (Martin G. Hilliard PC), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0684

    State Failed to Show 16-Year-Old Defendant Knowingly and Voluntarily Waived His Miranda Rights

  • The State v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2022-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Juliana Sleeper, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keisha A Steed, (Office of the Metro Conflict Defender), Atlanta, James Gabriel Banks, (Banks Weaver LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0463

    Court vacates ruling that a murder defendant was entitled to immunity and remands for further review of whether defendant carried his burden of proof