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  • Mims v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph C. Timothy Lewis, (JCTL LAW), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Natalie Spires Paine, Henry Wayne Syms, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0244

    Evidence Was Sufficient to Sustain Murder Conviction; Jury Was Not Required to Believe Appellant's Explanation as to His Culpability

  • Carston v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Peter J. Skandalakis, John Clinton Winne, John H. Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1157

    Appellant Failed to Show That the Trial Court Erred in Admitting Video of a Gang Beating of the Victim That Did Not Involve Appellant

  • Broadwater v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Fleischman, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, Jared Williams, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1635

    Admission of Evidence of Non-Defendant's Threats Against Prosecution Witness Was Harmless Error

  • Jefferson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Merritt, (Campbell Knoll LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2108

    Trial Court Did Not Err by Allowing Bipolar Victim to Testify; Suffering From a Mental Health Condition Is Not a Statutory Exception to Rule 601

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A1837

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court error and insufficient evidence

  • Terry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Solo Practicioner), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, Bryce Johnson, (Solicitor General), Sylvester, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1627

    Court reverses conviction for Controlled Substance Act violation because trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized in a traffic stop

  • Middlebrooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly Yelton Peace, (Manning Peace, LLC), Peachtree City for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Darius T. Pattillo, Sharon Lee Hopkins, James Luther Wright, (Flint Circuit District Attorneys Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0381

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to admission of evidence of his gang affiliation

  • Henderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Horne Petrey, (Dekalb County Public Defender's Office), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Emily Kathleen Richardson, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Roderick B. Wilkerson, Drew Kendall Shumate, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1571

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to admission of his custodial statement and to the striking of a statement

  • Kitchens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Scott Palmer, (Middle Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Howard Altman, Kelly J. Weathers, (Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Swainsboro, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1230

    Any Error in Admitting Hearsay Evidence Was Harmless in Light of Other Strong Evidence Against Defendant

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2092

    Court affirms convictions for fleeing an officer and other crimes over defendant's arguments regarding errors in admission of evidence and improper prosecutor statements