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  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: D. Benjamin Sessions, (The Sessions Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carlton Todd Hayes, Sara Manly Grainger, David Martin McElyea, Michelle Lea Dissman, (Cherokee County Solicitorgeneral’s Office), Canton, for appellee; Andrew Santos Fleischman, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Kimberly A. Dymecki, Peachtree Corners, Christopher M. Carr, Andrew Alan Pinson, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S20G1471

    Court of Appeals Erred in Holding That Trial Court's Order Dismissing Charges for Want of Prosecution Was an Impermissible Dismissal With Prejudice

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Craig Head, Jr., (Waycross Judicial Circuit Defender’s Office), Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Waycross, Joshua Timothy Brockington, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Jesup, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1014

    Right to Raise Issue on Appeal Was Waived After Trial Counsel Declined Trial Court's Offer to Give Curative Instruction

  • In the Matter of Gregory Bartko.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Bartko, Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heidi Manroe Faenza, Rebecca S. Mick, (Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, Lee M. Stoy, Jr., Bryan Keith Webb, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Z0853

    Court Affirms Board's Denial of Former Lawyer's Petition for a Waiver of Its Policies as to Character and Fitness Applications

  • Lane v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Eric Phillips, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, William C. Enfinger, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1029

    Trial Court Dd Not Err in Allowing Convicted Defendant's Friend, Who Has a Criminal Record, to Testify Regarding His Willingness to Take a Polygraph Test

  • In the Matter of Leonard T. Mathis.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard F. Waddington, Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Y1269

    Court Accepts Imposition of Public Reprimand as a Sanction for Lawyer's Admitted Violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Steen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Kerry Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, PC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jared Tolton Williams, Joshua Bradley Smith, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1002

    Trial Court Must Rule in the First Instance on Convicted Malice Murder Defendant's Right-to-Be-Present at All Stages of His Trial Claim

  • Hughs v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyndsey Alaine Hix, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0970

    Trial Counsel's Failure to Present Competing Medical Expert Testimony on Cause of Death Was Not Unreasonable Tactical Decision

  • Parrott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Keegan Christian Gary, (Paulding County Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney's Office), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0753

    I Defendant Did Not Receive Multiple Punishments For Same Offense Simply by Being Resentenced to Correct Void Sentence

  • Tyson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Stevens Schrope, Elizabeth Ann Brandenburg, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, David Parks White, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0774

    Lack of Complete Transcription of Jury Voir Dire in Appeal Record Did Not Deprive Appellant of Due Process Rights

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Cori Matos, (Axiom Global), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0953

    Evidence That Defendant Joined Others in Shooting at Victims Supported Conclusion He Was Party to Felony Murder