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  • Omstead v. BPG Inspection, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-15
    Practice Area: Contracts | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Darren Summerville, Kristopher Robert Alderman, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Lance D. Lourie, Stephen Roberts Chance, Andrew John King, (Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leah Ward Sears, Edward Davison Burch, Jr., Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Samuel Conerly, (Smith Conerly, LLP), Carrollton, for appellee; Meagan Myers Hanson, (Georgians For Lawsuit Reform), Atlanta, Atlanta,, Kevin Bradford Sears, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee; Madeleine Norine Simmons, (Stewart Miller Simmons), Atlanta, Madeline Elizabeth McNeeley, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Brookhaven, Caleb Frank Walker, (The McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S23G0771

    Court affirms enforceability of one-year contractual limitation for filing tort and contract suits against a contractor, holding that the limitation is not void as against public policy

  • Tarver v. State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard W Anderson, III, (Truluck Thomason LLC), Greenville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Debra Rhodes Neumann, (Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thomson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0521

    Court affirms convictions for murder and other crimes over defendant's claims of improper exclusion of evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Gold v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Horne Petrey, (Dekalb County Public Defender’s Office), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Thomas L. Williams, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0445

    Court affirms malice murder conviction in a case involving a self-defense claim over defendant's contentions of an improper jury charge on excessive force and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Gray v. State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Bradley Kleinrock, (Office of the Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Sarah Jane Thomas, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Harry Steven Ruth, Lenny I. Krick, Shannon Elysia Hodder, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0570

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's claim that the trial court should have issued a self-defense jury instruction because of an attempt to prevent a felony

  • Isaac v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry W. Chappell, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Harry Steven Ruth, Thomas L. Williams, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0014

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court jury instruction error

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  • City of Atlanta v. 400 Edgewood, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-05-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pat Dean Dixon, III, Pat D. Dixon, Jr., (Dixon & Dixon Attorneys at Law LLC), Atlanta, Raines Felton Carter, Erika Danielle Smith, (Office of the City Solicitor), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: 400 Edgewood, LLC, Duluth, Amin Panjwani, Duluth, for appellee; Tamara Miles Ogier, (Ogier, Rothschild & Rosenfeld, P.C.), Decatur, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S24C0347

    Court denies petition for certiorari in a nuisance abatement case

  • Huber v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Cheryl Banks Hightower, Louie Craig Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0170

    Court affirms felony murder conviction over defendant's challenges to evidence and sufficiency of evidence, and ineffective assistance, where defendant was not the direct executor of the crime

  • Stroud v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis Hewitt, (The Appellate Division - Georgia Public Defender Council), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Ali Pauline Ritch, (Toombs Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thompson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0069

    Court affirms convictions for murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence amid conflicting witness testimonies, and to denial of a directed verdict motion

  • Milton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Allan Rogers, (The Law Office of James A. Rogers), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Ali Pauline Ritch, (Toombs Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thompson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0068

    Court affirms convictions for murder and gun possession over defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence amid conflicting testimonies from witnesses

  • Durden v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, Ryan C. Malone, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Mary Catherine Norman, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stacey Sherrard Jackson, Cynthia Dawn McDonald, (Chatahoochee Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0270

    Court affirms felony murder conviction over defendant's challenge to a Detective's testimony and claims of jury instruction error, but vacates armed robbery conviction due to merger doctrine error