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  • Earnest Ray White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A18A0214

    Trial Court Applied Wrong Standard in Denying Convicted Defendant's Motion For DNA Testing of Archived Evidence

  • Reeves v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson (District Attorney), Rome; Natalee Staats (Assistant District Attorney - Floyd County), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0175

    Defendant's Conviction for Making False Statements and Obstruction Affirmed on Appeal

  • In the interest of J. S. A., a child.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Ballinger (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton; Wallace Rogers (Assistant District Attorney), Canton; Shannon Wallace (District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0328

    Appeal of Informal Adjustment Dismissed as Premature

  • Blackwell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville; Lee Tittsworth (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0696

    Court Rejects Defendant's Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Argument

  • Cruz v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ivan Cruz, Unadilla, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta; D. Reynolds (District Attorney), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0203

    Trial Court Erred By Failing to Impose a Split Sentence For Child Molestation Convictions

  • Beavers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica Baron (Office of the Public Defender), Blairsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: T. Levins (Assistant District Attorney), Hiawassee; William Langley (District Attorney), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0323

    Although Evidence Supported Finding of Probation Violation, Trial Court Erred In Sentencing

  • Reado-Seck v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Petrey (DeKalb County Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross (County District Attorney's Office), Decatur; Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0421

    The Court remanded the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing and determination in the first instance on defendant's ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim after she was convicted of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence to the extent she was a less-safe driver.

  • Duncan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Strauss (Attorney at Law), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bradley (District Attorney Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit), Milledgeville; Jeff Burks (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Madison, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0487

    Court Affirms Multiple Convictions for Possession

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Tarleton (The Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorney), Decatur; Gerald Mason (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0182

    The trial court erroneously admitted evidence of defendant's prior conviction at his trial for aggravated child molestation and sexual battery and the Court thus reversed defendant's convictions and remanded for a new trial.

  • Meddings v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Daniels (Daniels Law LLC), Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Hartwig (District Attorney Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry; Alicia Gassett (Houston County Superior Court), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0422

    Seven-Year Delay in Resolving Convicted Defendant's Motion For New Trial Was Troubling But Not Prejudicial