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  • McDaniel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodriguez A. McDaniel, Helena, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Bradley Smith, Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1145

    Murder defendant cannot relitigate the same issues on appeal

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Gerald O'Melveny, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Public Defenders), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Julia Anne Fessenden Slater, Matthew Jon Landreau, Raymond Evan Tillery, Jr., Robert Bradford Bickerstaff, II, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1340

    Murder conviction affirmed where court finds no trial court error in admitting evidence or in giving certain jury charges

  • McDonald v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith, (Conger & Smith, LLC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Scott Orion Teague, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Timothy Lee Eidson, Ronald Victor McNease, Jr., (Pataula Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cuthbert, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1357

    The Court, being bound by law of the case and res judicata, denies murder defendant's second appeal and affirms his convictions.

  • Richardson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, PC.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Vanessa Therese Sassano, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1328

    Murder conviction affirmed where court found no instances of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Parker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Dawn Marie Baskin, Stephen Andrew Bradley, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1589

    Court affirms murder conviction after finding no error and no valid argument for ineffective assistance of counsel.

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  • Jordan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly Grace Chapman, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Katherine DeRosa Emerson, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Natalie Spires Paine, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1434

    Murder conviction affirmed where trial court record showed no error leading to prejudice and no argument for ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Barnes v. State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith, (Conger & Smith, LLC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Timothy Lee Eidson , Ronald Steven Smith , Ronald Victor McNease, Jr.,( Pataula Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cuthbert, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1629

    Murder conviction affirmed where defendant is unable to show ineffective assistance of counsel or trial court error

  • Carcamo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Maines, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Emily Puhala, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0529

    Court affirms convictions and sentence for rape

  • The State v. Yohman

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Mooradian, John Cranford, (Coweta County Da's Office), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Louttit, (Assistant Public Defender), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1695

    Criminal defendant's original sentence vacated as being void under the recidivist punishment statute

  • Troutman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Pryor, (Michael P. Pryor, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Leonard, (Acting District Attorney), Douglasville, Sean Garrett, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1613

    Criminal defendant cannot withdraw a guilty plea even if original sentence is void