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  • Guzman-Perez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Mark Samuel Lindemann, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1102

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Flanders v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S20G0464

    Court vacates denial a defendant's motion to withdraw a guilty plea and remands case for consideration of her Brady claims that were filed in an amended motion

  • Schell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph C. Timothy Lewis, (JCTL Law), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Lee Johnson, Thomas Edward Buscemi, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Woodbine, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1383

    Evidence Was Sufficient to Support Convictions for Malice Murder and Other Crimes in Connection With Death of Defendant's Mother

  • Carter v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bradford Lee Rigby, (Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cordele, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1367

    Trial Counsel Was Not Ineffective in Failing to Object to Lay Witness Opinion and Hearsay Testimony; Agent's Basic Visual Shoeprint Comparison Does Not Require Specialized Knowledge

  • Heinze v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Atlantic Beach, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Mark Samuel Lindemann, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Lee Johnson, Thomas Edward Buscemi, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1353

    Defendant Affirmatively Waived Any Claim of Trial Court Error in Removing Juror During Deliberations

  • Cole v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bobby Jay Cole, Alamo, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Herbert E. Franklin, Jr., Megan Camille Gaither, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Ringgold, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1377

    Trial Court Must Hold a Hearing to Determine Whether Defendant Was Deprived of His Right to Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Plea Counsel

  • Davis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Detrik Lamon Davis, Nicholls, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Dennis C. Sanders, Steven Tyler Normandia, (Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Thomson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1318

    Court affirms denial of a motion for an out-of-time appeal when the defendant's actions in accepting a negotiated guilty plea showed no desire to appeal

  • Lopez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicolas Lopez, Glennville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joseph Kenneth Mulholland, Moruf O. Oseni, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1208

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's multiple contentions of error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Thrift v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    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, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, Michelle Chapman McIntire, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1182

    Court affirms felony murder conviction over a killing from more than 20 years ago and rejects defendant's multiple challenges to the verdict.

  • Gardner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    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, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, Alexander John Markowich, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1183

    Court affirms murder conviction over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance due to counsel's failure to request a voluntary manslaughter jury charge