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  • Jordan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah Lorraine Leslie (The Leslie Group, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Scott Orion Teague, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Elizabeth A. Baker, Tracy Graham Lawson, Elizabeth Rosenwasser (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0114

    Although the evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder and related offenses, the Court vacated his sentence and remanded for resentencing because the sentence imposed for his possession of a firearm by a convicted felon conviction was outside the sentencing range.

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Perry Waters (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Elizabeth Knight Bobbitt, Karl David Cooke Jr., Dorothy Vinson Hull (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0017

    The record supported the trial court's finding that defendant's guilty plea to felony murder was knowing, intelligent and voluntary.

  • Cummings v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith (District Attorney's Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta; Natalie Paine (District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0400

    Probative Value of Records Showing Purchases of Precursor Drugs Outweighed Potential Prejudice

  • Palmer v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Grant
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rachel M. Kaufman (Kaufman Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Anna Green Cross, Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur; Arthur C. Walton, Paul L. Howard Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0426

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to sever his trial from that of his co-defendant after the two shot an art student taking photographs of graffiti and robbed his friends.

  • Ceballos v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-06
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ramon Alvarado (Attorney at Law), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo (Solicitor-General), Lawrenceville; Samuel D'Entremont (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0597

    State's Failure to Provide Police Officer's Scene-of-Incident Notebook Did Not Violate Best Evidence Rule or Due Process

  • Merrick v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Beasley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leon Hicks (Attorney at Law), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Putnam (Clayton County Solicitor Gen.), Jonesboro; Tasha Mosley (Solicitor General), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0398

    Trial Court Could Not Rule on Motion to Withdraw Plea Filed After Conclusion of Term of Court at Which Plea Was Entered

  • Yeong Sik Oh v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lubin An (The Cook Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo (Solicitor-General), Lawrenceville; Samuel D'Entremont (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0642

    DUI Suspect Voluntarily Consented to Breath Alcohol Test Following Officer's Repeated Implied Consent Warnings

  • Lindley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Law (Whitmer and Law), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh (District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville; Laura Lukert (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0299

    Prosecution Failed to Prove Defendant Ever Possessed or Controlled Pornographic Images Found on Tablet

  • The State v. Voyles

    Publication Date: 2018-06-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Donovan (District Attorney), Dallas; Anthony Williams (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas; Ashley Cox, Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Candace Rader (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0771

    Probative Value of Evidence of Prior Similar DUI Arrests Substantially Outweighed Potential Prejudice

  • McGruder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Grant
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny Emmett Clyde Vines (McMillian, Rawlings & Howard, LLP), Sandersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, Kelly Anne Jenkins, Kelly Anne Jenkins (Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Swainsboro; Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0062

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with a drive-by shooting targeting rival gang members.