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  • Booth v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erin Victoria Dekle, (Piedmont Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, James Bradley Smith, Gregory Lee Wagner, Erica Patrick Shepley, (Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Jefferson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0010

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and neglect of an elderly person over defendant's claims that verdicts were mutually exclusive

  • Moon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Aaron Pope Carey, (Frost & Carey, LLC), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Layla Hinton Zon, Walter Cliff Howard, Randal Matthew McGinley, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0383

    Felon in Possession of Firearm Not Entitled to Manslaughter Instruction

  • Johnson v. Avis Rent A Car System, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Brian Terry, Christopher Todd Giovinazzo, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Lawson Neff, Darryl Dwayne Adams, Susan Mary Cremer, Timothy Shane Peagler, (The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brantley Cole Rowlen, Jason Phillip Wright, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, George Lee Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, William T. Casey, Jr., (Swift Currie Mcghee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. John David Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Nathan Alexander Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, Brian DeVoe Rogers, (Rogers & Fite, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Mark Behrens, Caroline Marie Gieser, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP), Atlanta, Philip Wade Savrin, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Alexia B. Ruffner Roney, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Jennifer Burch Dempsey, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S20G0695

    Tortfeasor's intervening criminal conduct caused plaintiff's injuries, and defendant rental car company was not liable for plaintiffs' injuries

  • Bell v. Raffensperger

    Publication Date: 2021-05-24
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew W. Bell, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, Miles Christian Skedsvold, Bryan Keith Webb, Charlene Swartz McGowan, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0306

    Secretary of State Could Not Be Compelled to Place Name on Ballot After Election Had Already Taken Place

  • The State v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-05-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Ann Brandenburg, Marcia Gail Shein, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Decatur, Howard Jarrett Weintraub, Atlanta, Benjamin Black Alper, (The Law Offices of Howard J. Weintraub, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0324

    Retrial Warranted Following Prosecution's Failure to Advise Defense of Agreement With Prosecution Witness

  • Outlaw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maryann Faith Blend, (Maryann F. Blend, Esq., P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0305

    Use of Statements Made by Prisoner to His Girlfriend During Jailhouse Visit Did Not Violate His Miranda Rights

  • In the Matter of Majd M. Ghanayem.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-17
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Majd M Ghanayem, (The MMG Law Firm), Abilene, for appellee. Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y0705

    Disbarment Is Appropriate Sanction in Reciprocal Discipline Matter That Arose Out of Disbarment Entered in Texas

  • In the Matter of Misty Oaks Paxton.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-17
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Spence, Jr., (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Y0696

    Imposition of Review Board Reprimand Is the Appropriate Sanction in Disciplinary Matter Against Solo Practitioner

  • In The Matter Of Cynthia Ann Lain (five cases).

    Publication Date: 2021-05-14
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cynthia Ann Lain, (The Lain Law Firm LLC), Duluth, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Michael J Blakely, Jr., (Pope McGlamry), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y0652

    Court Orders Disbarment for Lawyer, Citing Her Rule Violations and Failure to Engage Honestly in the Disciplinary Process

  • GEICO Indemnity Co. v. Whiteside

    Publication Date: 2021-05-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Robb Cruser, Kathleen Marie Hurley, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, Wallace Miller, (Wallace Miller III, LLC), Macon, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., Colin Dang Delaney, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Scot Rigsbee, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Miranda Johnston Brash, Charles Austin Gower, Jr., Shaun Patrick O'Hara, (Charles A. Gower PC), Columbus, for appellee. David Marlow Atkinson, Bradley S. Wolff, Douglas Lee Clayton, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for Amicus Appellant. Richard English Dolder, Jr., James Nicholas Sadd, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, David Austin Bersinger, (Bersinger Law LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21Q0227

    Court Analyzes Tortfeasor's Duty to Give Insurer Notice of Suit, Insurer's Duty to Settle Claim Brought Against Tortfeasor