• Woodard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Tarleton, (The Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, Tracy Lawson, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1039

    Court Remands for Resentencing as Aggravated Battery Convictions Should Have Merged with Kidnapping with Bodily Injury Conviction

  • The State v. Dean

    Publication Date: 2019-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teri Walker, Paul Howard, Dustin Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Shubow, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Michael Hill, (Assistant Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1359

    Trial Court Failed to Adequately Address Psychological Damage to Victim Before Transferring Sodomy Case to Juvenile Court

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Kurlander, (Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1014

    Trial Judge's Implied Expression of Opinion as to Defendant's Guilt Was Plain Error, Warranting New Trial

  • Yash Solutions, LLC v. New York Global Consultants Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1483

    Party's Continuing Actions After Alleged Breach of Contract Supported Jury's Conclusion That Non-Compete Provision Was Waived

  • Coleman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy Barnes, John Bartholomew, (The Barnes Law Group LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyette Holmes, Amelia Pray, D. Reynolds, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1387

    Sentencing Form Unambiguously Established Defendant Was Not Sentenced as First Offender

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, Tracy Lawson, (Clayton County District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0990

    It Is Up to a Jury to Resolve Any Inconsistencies in Descriptions of a Criminal in a Warrant

  • Chambers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-10
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donnelly, (Western Circuit Public Defender's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Mauldin, Brian Patterson, (District Attorney), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1117

    Trial Court Properly Admitted Into Evidence Victim's Prior Inconsistent Statement and Defendant's Prior Bad Acts

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0990

    Trial Court Acted Within Its Discretion in Imposing Consecutive 20-Year Sentences For Four Aggravated-Assault Convictions

  • Belknap v. Belknap

    Publication Date: 2019-10-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniele Johnson, (Daniele Johnson& Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Bramblett, (Sliz Drake Estes & Bramblett Law Firm), Lawrenceville, Andrew Mosley, (Mosley Law Offices), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0808

    Court affirms ruling denying divorced father's petition for modification of child custody and support order

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher George, Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1064

    Court affirms aggravated sexual battery conviction where defendant's victim was voluntarily intoxicated and unable to give consent