• Razavi v. Emily

    Publication Date: 2024-07-10
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ehsan Razavi, Atlanta, Dale Montpelier, (The Garza Law Firm), Knoxville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Shreenath, (Shreenath and Associates), Austell, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0289

    Court affirms findings of trespass finding and property rights but reverses damages award for conversion, and vacates attorney fees award with direction for clarification of basis of that award

  • The State v. Santiago

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theo Sereebutra, (H & S Law, LLC), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0232

    Court reverses suppression of evidence in child molestation case, affirming that a search warrant was based on probable cause, its information was not stale, and it was not general

  • Barrett, as Administrator of the Estate of Lizzie Curry v. Farrior et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, James Tuggle, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Masterson, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0222

    Court reverses summary judgment in vehicle collision case, allowing claims against driver and insurer to proceed due to factual disputes over negligence and right of way

  • Ward v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Kenemer, Walter Eddy, (Whitfield County District Attorney’s Office), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0174

    Court affirms conviction for family violence battery, rejecting defendant's multiple challenges to evidence and jury instructions

  • Alexander v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, Branden Pollett, (Northern Judicial Cicruit District Attorney’s Office), Hartwell, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0596

    Court affirms revocation of defendant's probation based on evidence of violations of drug-related changes but reverses as to gang-related and conspiracy charges due to lack of evidence

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  • Fleureme v. City of Atlanta et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (445 Franklin Gateway SE), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laura Yellig, Hermise Pierre, Tracey Hackett, (Fulton County Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0316

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury lawsuit against a municipality because plaintiff did not strictly adhere to statutory ante litem notice requirements

  • Culverson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Thomas, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Mulholland, Christopher Quinn, Banks Smith, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0543

    Court affirms convictions for invasion of privacy and sexual battery over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence, juror's post-evidence review of an exhibit, and claims of cumulative error

  • Clemons v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin, (Conklin Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Thomas Williams, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0083

    Court affirms denial of hearing on motion to withdraw a 12-year old guilty plea, which motion had been withdrawn by the defendant after he entered his initial plea

  • Noellien v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Leslie Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0011

    Court affirms drug convictions based on circumstantial evidence over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and his argument that he was merely present at the crime scene

  • Nayani v. Bhatia et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Cybersecurity | Privacy
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Zelonka, Jenna Fowler, Kelli Steele, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1716

    Court reverses summary judgment for defendants in a plaintiff's lawsuit for invasion of privacy and violations of computer systems protections in a case involving unauthorized access of medical records