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  • Lynn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-05-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Samuel (Garland Samuel & Loeb PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Mahoney (Office of the District Attorney, Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A2117

    The trial court reversibly erred in excluding certain testimony as hearsay, because the evidence was not hearsay, as it was not offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted but rather to show its effect on defendant's state of mind and its impact on his later actions; the evidence was relevant; and it was not cumulative of other admitted evidence.

  • Almassud v. Mezquital

    Publication Date: 2018-05-04
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander (Holland & Knight), Atlanta; Trevor Hiestand (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet (Brodhead Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. J. Pierce (Pierce & Dunkelberger), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A2119

    Trial Court Should Have Instructed Jury on Defendant's Theory That Alleged Negligence Per Se was Unknowing and Unintentional

  • Gonzales v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-05-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel (The Steel Law Firm PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur; Gerald Mason (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1857

    Defense Counsel Was Constitutionally Ineffective For Failing to Ask Child Victim's Mother Her Opinion About Child's Truthfulness

  • Hernandez-Ramirez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker (GPDSC Athens Regional Conflict Defender Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White (District Attorney), Hartwell; Meghan Bowden (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Elberton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0037

    Pro Se Motion to Withdraw Plea Was Nullity Where Defendant Was Represented By Counsel When He Filed His Motion

  • Erickson v. Bank Of America, N. A. et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-03
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah Erickson, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jarrod Mendel (McGuire Woods LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1839

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to bank on its complaint for declaratory judgment and equitable reformation of a security deed because it was no longer the holder of the security deed that provided the basis for its complaint and thus lacked standing to pursue those claims.

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  • Beasley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ramon Alvarado (Attorney at Law), Norcross; Ankur Trivedi (Trivedi Law Firm LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daryl Manns (Assistant District Attorney Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry; Daniel Porter (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1809

    Because defendant's prior nolo contendere plea to shoplifting was not a conviction for purposes of the sentencing provision of the shoplifting statute, he could not be found guilty of felony theft by shoplifting and the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash and special demurrer.

  • Webbs Erection, Inc. et al. v. Colonial Pacific Leasing Corporation

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Piercy, Benjamin Fink (Benjamin Fink Van Horn PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Pernini (Wargo & French LLP), Atlanta; Dustin Sharpes (Stone Kalfus LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1370

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing appellants' notice of appeal under O.C.G.A. § 5-6-48 (c) based on the untimely payment of costs of appeal.

  • In The Interest Of B. G., a child

    Publication Date: 2018-04-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fakiha Khan (Law Office of Fakiha Khan P.C.), Johns Creek, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Victoria Wallace (VWW Law Office LLC), Decatur; Anoopa Laurens (Laurens Law LLC), Buford; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Jason Wilson (Attorney at Law), Duluth; Tadia Whitner (Attorney at Law), Norcross; Bruce Hawkins (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain; Debra Hale, Sharon Blake-Palmer (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1737

    Juvenile Court's Factual Misstatements and Conclusory Rulings Required Remand with Directions

  • The State v. Arline

    Publication Date: 2018-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melinda Wynne (District Attorney's Office, Dougherty Judicial Cir), Albany; Gregory Edwards (District Attorney), Albany; Harold Moroz, St. Marys, for appellant.
    for defendant: Megan Lane (Attorney at Law), Donalsonville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1773

    Trial Court Had Authority to Grant New Trial Based on New Evidence Heard by Court But Not Heard by Jury

  • Zhong v. PNC Bank, N. A. et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sarah Reise, (Ballard Spahr LLP), Atlanta; Daniel Tobin (Ballard Spahr LLP), Washington; Linda Finley, Joseph Buller, Jonathan Green, Kristin Miller (Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC), for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1891

    Debtor Could Pursue Action Against Home Lender for Promissory Estoppel and for Failure to Provide Notice of Foreclosure