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  • Allison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jana Jacobson, (Public Defender Northern Judicial Circuit), Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney's Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0552

    No Error in Admission of Child Forensic Examiner's Interview Of Child Molestation Victim

  • Dunbar v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David T. Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Margaret Ellen Heap, Jennifer Leigh Parker, Christine Sieger Barker, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0167

    Trial Court in Murder Case Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Admitting Into Evidence for Impeachment Purposes an AK-47 Rifle and Ammunition That Were Not Connected to the Murder

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0397

    Trial Court Abused its Discretion in Denying Defendant's Motion for a New Trial, But Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Admitting Evidence Related to His Gang Membership

  • Frazier v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft, (Office of the Public Defender), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0088

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, evidentiary error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Best v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Harrison, (Public Defenders Office Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bradford Childers, Timothy Vaughn, (Assistant District Attorney), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0418

    Court affirms defendant's convictions for attempt to commit murder and other crimes over her contentions of evidentiary error and insufficient assistance of counsel

  • Strong v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sydney Rene Strickland, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joyette Marie Holmes, Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0270

    Admission of Voluminous Other-Acts Evidence of Defendant's Past Violent Acts Was Prejudicial Error

  • Burney v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Gardner, Emily J. Gilbert, (Georgia Capital Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Dawn Marie Baskin, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, Stephen Andrew Bradley, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0216

    Defendant Who Was Not Diligent In Seeking Medical Examiner's Records Could Not Claim Brady Violation

  • Tucker v. State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kindall Browning, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bibler, George Hartwig, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0715

    Evidence Is Sufficient to Support Statutory Rape Conviction; Trial Court Did Not Err in Failing to Appoint 'Conflict-Free Counsel'

  • Womack v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Horton, (Lister & Holt), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, (District Attorney), McDonough, Michael Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0759

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Denial of Drug Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence Found During Search and Seizure That Led to His Arrest

  • McEady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen Strang, (Self/GPDC Appellate Contractor), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle Harrison, Bradfield Shealy, (Southern Judicial Cir. District Atty Ofc), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0185

    Court affirms burglary, rape, and aggravated battery convictions over defendant's evidentiary challenges and contentions of trial court error