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  • Mabala v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Starosto, (Star Law PC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Cartersville, Samir Patel, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0791

    Court affirms defendant's convictions on nine counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, but vacates and remands for resentencing on three counts that should have merged

  • Columbus Water Works v. Dunn, et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Clark, Thomas Gristina, (Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford), Columbus, Lewis Jones, John Fortuna, (Jones Fortuna LP), Decatur, Elizabeth Holden, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Robin Leigh, Christopher Held, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Stacy Shelton, (Us Environmemtal Protection Agency), Atlanta, for appellee; Robert Brown, April Lipscomb, (Southern Environmental Law Center), Atlanta, Kevin Jeselnik, (Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc.), Atlanta, for other party; Marlee Santos, (Crowell & Moring LLP), Irvine, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A0857

    Court reverses summary determination in favor of Environmental Protection Division on an issue involving water discharge and remands for an evidentiary hearing over a challenged permit

  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Gabriel Justus, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1128

    Court reverses conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because seizure of that firearm occurred during an improper warrantless search of a home

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith McIntyre, (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit), Statesboro, Daphne Totten, Candace DeLoach, (Bulloch County District Attorney’s Office), Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1026

    Warrantless Entry Into Residence Was Unlawful Absent Exigent Circumstances or Occupant's Consent

  • West Main I, LLC v. Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ramsey Knowles, Jared Hodges, Jason Kamp, (Knowles Gallant, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Rachelson, Samuel Richards, (Adams and Reese LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0782

    Subcontractor Who Asserted Lien Claim in Contractor's Bankruptcy Action Did Not Thereafter Have to Assert Separate Action Directly Against Contractor

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  • Lowe v. Wallace et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandre Kachin, (Lindsey & Lacy, PC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Doug Wallace, Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0734

    Trial Court Erred by Considering Issues Related to Liability at Trial on Damages Following Default Judgment

  • Pappas v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2023-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calina Plotky, (KF Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brad MacDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0695

    In a child custody and support matter, Court affirms a consent order issued by an arbitrator and entered as a judgment because appellant's counsel agreed to that order

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Norton, (Luther-Anderson, PLLP), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chris Arnt, (Superior Court Judge LMJC), Trenton, Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1154

    Evidence of Sex Offense Convictions 16 Years Earlier Was Admissible at Trial to Prove Recent Child Molestations

  • In the Interest of K. A. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Bryan Webb, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robin McCallum, (McCallum & Associates, LLC), Decatur, Laurie Brown, (Gwinnett County DFCS), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Bliss, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Chevelle Douglas, (Vayman & Teitelbaum PC), Alpharetta, Yazmin Sobh, Andrea Landers, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0968

    Juvenile Court Lacked Authority to Sanction Department of Family and Children Services After Juvenile Turned 18

  • Ridley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Howard, (Howard Law Group), Douglasville, Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, Colleen Hampton, (Paulding County Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0333

    Court vacates an order excluding evidence of pending criminal charges against an investigator in a child molestation case and remands correct Rule 403 analysis