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  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Daniels, (Daniels Law LLC), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marie Banks, George Hartwig, (Houston County District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2017

    Court Reverses Convictions for Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm and Orders a New Trial, as Trial Counsel's Performance Was Deficient

  • State of Georgia v. White

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Baker, (Fayette County District Attorney), Fayetteville, Sheryl Freeman, Charles Brooks, (Assistant District Attorney Harold R. Banke Justice Center), Jonesboro, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1959

    Court dismisses State's appeal in a civil forfeiture action because it lacked jurisdiction over the matter

  • Georgia Department of Transportation v. Thompson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lori Nash, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cummings, (Michael H. Cummings II, LLC), Clayton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1912

    Court vacates order denying a motion to dismiss a negligence action and remands case for application of a correct sovereign immunity standard

  • Elrod v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, Shannon Wallace, (District Attorney), Canton, Caitlin Adcock, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1832

    Court affirms drug conviction but vacates recidivist sentence due to failure to consider defendant's due process rights

  • Sexton-Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Ramona Sakhanokho, (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2066

    Counsel's Failure to Challenge Open Container of Alcohol Charge Harmed Defendant; Conviction Reversed as Void Ab Initio

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  • Hines v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey Tate, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia Slater, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2405

    Trial Court Improperly Allowed State to Introduce Evidence of DFCS Investigation Into Child's Injuries, Child's Placement, and DFCS Safety Plan

  • Giddens v. The Medical Center of Central Georgia

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Meeks, Amanda Speier, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Bailey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2439

    Nurses Had a Duty to Assure That Patient Received Antibiotic Before Surgery; Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Medical Center on Professional Negligence Claim

  • Burlison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: April Weeks, (Weeks Law, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Herbert Poston, (District Attorney), Dalton, Paula Smith, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2480

    Even if Court Erred in Charging Jury on Flight, the Charge Was Harmless Given Overwhelming Evidence of Guilt

  • Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians Savannah, LLC v. Chappuis et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert Baker, Mark Trigg, Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Mark Silver, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Scott Bonder, Joseph White, Matthew Kahn, (Fried & Bonder, LLC), Atlanta, Richard Sanders, (The Sanders Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Jeffrey Mustari, (Southern Health Lawyers, LLC (a Sanders & Mustari Law Firm)), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1408

    Court remands case for evaluation of motion to strike scandalous matter under the correct legal standard

  • Cannon et al. v. Oconee County

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Meredith Watts, (The Watts Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Darl Champion, (The Champion Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terry Williams, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1570

    Trial Court Erred in Denying Motion to Add Sheriff in His Official Capacity as a Defendant in Wrongful Death Action