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  • The State v. Peppers

    Publication Date: 2024-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0945

    Court of vacates trial court order of post-trial acquittal because that order exceeded the trial court's authority, and remands for proper review of defendant's new trial motion

  • Greathouse v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Cathey, (Law Office of Adam C. Cathey), Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clayton Fuller, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, Zachary Trippe, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Ringgold, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1757

    Court vacates order revoking a petitioner's probation. citing due process violations due to revocation without a hearing and clarifying limitations on waivers

  • Peterman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, Melissa Akins, (DeKalb County Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elaine Thompson, Fani Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1381

    Court affirms convictions for sexual assault offenses against minor, rejecting merger, sufficiency, and evidentiary challenges

  • In re Estate of Toonkeo Flournoy, Deceased.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leland Kynes, (Webb Deniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Trammell, (Trammell Sams, LLC), Luthersville, Sandy Vongdasy, Moreland, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0702

    Court reverses a jury verdict in an estate dispute involving allegations of fraud and undue influence due to improper jury instruction, and remands for a new trial

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Katherine Bird, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1058

    Court affirms aggravated assault and tampering convictions over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions regarding jury instructions and a call during sentencing

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  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, Aimee Sobhani, (DeKalb County Government-Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0660

    Court affirms aggravated assault and simple battery convictions, rejecting defendant's challenge to other acts evidence and his speedy trial and ineffective counsel claims

  • Hooks v. Rockdale County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristie Hornsby, (The Hornsby Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Waymire, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1014

    Court affirms dismissal of false arrest and imprisonment claims, finding that a County had not waived sovereign immunity

  • Simon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1026

    Court affirms convictions in elder exploitation case, and affirms use of digital forensics and Cellhawk software evidence that mapped defendant's location

  • Coffman et al v. Barnsley Consulting Group et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Debra Chambers, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Maya Marshall, Brookhaven, Sarah Snipes, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0740

    Court affirms dismissal of appeal in a Workers' Compensation death benefit matter because appeal was filed more than 20 days after applicant received electronic notice of denial of benefits

  • City of Atlanta v. MLK Properties, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Steinberg, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tracey Hackett, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrea Pawlak, (Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0416

    Court affirms in part, reverses in part, and remands a dismissal of the City of Atlanta's motion to dismiss a lawsuit in a property demolition case over a defective ante litem notice and immunity