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  • Boyd v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Jason McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Ashley Hurley, (Office of the District Attorney John H. Cranford, Jr. Coweta County Justice Center), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0381

    Court affirms child molestation convictions over defendant's venue, evidentiary, and ineffective assistance objections

  • In The Interest of M. F., a Child.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katherine Morgan Mason, Gregory Joseph Gelpi, Lucy Dodd Roth, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Bradley Smith, Natalie Spires Paine, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee. Randee J. Waldman, (The Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic), Atlanta, Todd Noonan, Adam Steene, Thiru Vignarajah, (DLA Piper, LLP (US)), Sacramento, Serena E. Holthe, (National Juvenile Defender Center), Washington, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S18G1338

    Juvenile Appealing Delinquency Adjudication Was Not Required to Show Adverse Collateral Consequences

  • Rogers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daryl Manns, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney, Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0492

    Court affirms armed robbery conviction over defendant's evidence and Miranda objections

  • Williamson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Michael Alexander Oldham, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Timothy Lee Eidson, Ronald Steven Smith, Ronald Victor McNease, Jr., Thomas S. Bishop, (Patula Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cuthbert, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0276

    Court affirms murder and other convictions and rejects defendant's motion for remand.

  • Koroma v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-06-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick Koroma, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, D. Reynolds, Lindsay Gardner, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0659

    Court affirms denial of child molestation defendant's motion to modify and reduce his sentence.

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  • Davis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Abigail Safford, (Attorney at Law), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Pritchett, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0263

    Court affirms denial of child molestation defendant's motion for a new trial

  • Robbins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marquise Robbins, (Hays State Prison), Trion, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Burke Doherty, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0030

    Defendant was not entitled to appointed counsel for his motion to modify his sentence, and his claims for ineffective assistance of counsel were without merit

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, Tracy Lawson, Yolanda McKenney, (Clayton County District Attorney Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0430

    Remand Necessary to Determine Whether Conviction Resulted From Trial or Negotiated Plea

  • Moore v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carzell Moore, (Telfair State Prison), Helena, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Lang Adams, Cynthia Trimboli Adams, Elizabeth Knight Bobbitt, (Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Barnesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0138

    Court vacates denial of motion for an out-of-time appeal on procedural grounds

  • Giddens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dustin Land, (Bryan and Land, LLC), Ashburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A2122

    Court denies defendant's motion to withdraw a sexual battery guilty plea after sentencing