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  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Edward Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Christopher M. Carr, Faith Donnell Worley, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0725

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and aggravated assault over defendant's challenges to admission of prior acts evidence

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Surinder Chadha Jimenez, (The Chadha Jimenez Law Firm, LLC), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, John Fowler, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Hallie Dixon, (Office of the District Attorney, Coweta Judicial Circuit- Troup Office), LaGrange, for appellee; Thomas Clyde, Kurtis Anderson, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A1125

    Trial Court Erred in Closing Courtroom to Public and Media During Jury Selection Voir Dire Without Issuing Written Order

  • Gordon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Malone, (Appellate Division, Georgia Pubic Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Jackson, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0926

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and related Crimes, rejecting defendant's challenges to sufficiency and admissibility of evidence, jury selection, and effectiveness of counsel

  • Asekere v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Craig Runyon, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0773

    Court affirms denial of immunity from criminal prosecution for a coach whose actions led to the death of a student following a conditioning session held in high heat

  • Richardson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0998

    Defendant's Demand for Victim's Keys and Wallet Supported Conviction for Attempted Car Hijacking

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  • The State v. Devine

    Publication Date: 2024-12-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0981

    Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Modify Probated Sentence During Custodial Period of Defendant's Sentence

  • Olushola v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1032

    Court affirms convictions for fobbery and identity fraud over defendant's challenges to sufficiency and admission of evidence, failure to apply rule of lenity, and repugnant verdicts

  • Frady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1011

    Court reverses convictions for burglary and other crimes due to trial court's improper admission of "other acts" evidence regarding defendant's character

  • Espinosa v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hillm, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Clayton McLean Fuller, Bruce Edward Roberts, Herbert E. Franklin, Jr, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), LaFayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A1090

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea to malice murder, finding that plea counsel did not provide ineffective assistance but made strategic counsel decisions

  • Wipfel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ahmad R. Crews, (The Law Office of Ahmad R. Crews, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hillm, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Patrick Bibler, Anita Reynolds Howard, Neil Alan Halvorson, Cynthia Trimboli Adams, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0835

    Court affirms murder conviction, holding that trial court did not err when it did not give a jury instruction for a lesser offense when that instruction was not requested in writing