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  • Carter v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Viveca Famber, Austell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1593

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for armed robbery, aggravated assault with intent to rob and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as a party to the c

  • Hill-Blount v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, and Joshua Smith District Attorney's Office, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1697

    Defendant was not entitled to a new trial based on the court bailiff's improper communication with a juror or the trial court's decision to remove that juror after deliberations had

  • In the Matter of David R. Sicay-Perrow

    Publication Date: 2016-11-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Wolanda R. Shelton State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Gene Chapman Giacoma Schleicher Roberts Daughdrill LLC, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Connie P. Henry, Clerk State Bar Disciplinary Board, and Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16Y1803

    The Supreme Court rejected Review Panel's recommendation that attorney be suspended for three years with reinstatement in Georgia conditioned upon his reinstatement in Tennessee, where he was disbar

  • In the Matter of Christopher M. Miller

    Publication Date: 2016-11-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher M. Miller, Pickens. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Wolanda R. Shelton State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S17Y0381

    The Supreme Court accepted attorney's petition for voluntary suspension of his license to practice law pending the resolution of multiple felony charges agains

  • In the Matter of Bonnie M. Youn

    Publication Date: 2016-11-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell. Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16Y1178

    The Supreme Court accepted attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed an 18-month suspension after she pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1028 for

  • In the Matter of Nolen A. Hamer

    Publication Date: 2016-11-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warner R. Hodges Hodges Law Firm LLC, Cumming. William J. Cobb, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, and Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16Y1900

    The Supreme Court rejected an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he sought a Review Panel reprimand for his admitted violations of several of the Georgia Rules of Professional Co

  • In the Matter of Chalmer E. Detling II

    Publication Date: 2016-11-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Cox, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta, and Brad J. McFall Gammon, Anderson McFall, Cedartown.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S17Y0294

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of his license to practice law after he settled a client's case without authoriz

  • In the Matter of Richard J. Storrs

    Publication Date: 2016-11-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas V. Chandler and Bret S. Moore Chandler Moore Law LLC, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16Y1749

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed a 3-month suspension for his admitted misuse of his attorney trust ac

  • Daker v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-10-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Waseem A. Daker, Reidsville, proceeded pro se. D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorney, Michael S. Carlson, Jesse D. Evans, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A1372; S16A1373; S16A1393

    The trial court did not err in finding defendant's motions to recuse to be legally insufficient, as the motions provided no specific facts to support his claims of

  • In the Matter of Alvis M. Moore

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Rebecca A. Hall, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Dwight R. Johnson, Pine Lake. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Bryan M. Cavan Miller Martin PLLC, Atlanta, and Shelby A. Outlaw The Outlaw Firm, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16Y1294

    The Supreme Court suspended an attorney from the practice of law for one year, with conditions on reinstatement, in a matter stemming from his representation of a client in a criminal