• Ridley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Howard, (Howard Law Group), Douglasville, Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, Colleen Hampton, (Paulding County Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0333

    Court vacates an order excluding evidence of pending criminal charges against an investigator in a child molestation case and remands correct Rule 403 analysis

  • Ghant v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte Davis, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jamie Inagawa, Joseph Myers, (Fayette County Solicitor-General), Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1738

    Court affirms DUI convictions over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and contentions as to errors in jury charges and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Casas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Kerry Oconnell, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0137

    In-Chambers Meetings With Judge and Attorneys Outside of Unruly Defendant's Presence Did Not Violate His Due Process Rights

  • Chapman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Charles Cauble, (The Law Office of Charles Hudson Cauble, P.C.), Newnan, Megan Harrison, (Coweta County Public Defender), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Parrish, Marietta, John Cranford, Jessica Williams-Vickery, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0234

    Traffic Officer's Reasonable But Mistaken Belief That Driving On Fog line Was Illegal Justified Stop

  • Huber v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Creal, (Attorney at Law), Forest Park, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville, Rachel Bennett, (Hall County District Attorney’s Office), Gainesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0072

    Evidence Established Defendant Stalked His Estranged Wife at Formerly-Shared Marital Home

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  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William McIntosh, (Western Circuit Public Defender Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gerald Henderson, (Gwinnett County District Attorney), Lawrenceville, Deborah Gonzalez, (Western Judicial Circuit, DA), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0259

    Court affirms convictions for kidnapping, rape, and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court evidentiary error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Melancon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Locke, (Locke Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0517

    Interference With Child Abuse Investigation Supported Convictions For Second-Degree Child Cruelty and Second-Degree Murder

  • Waller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-03
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Jayna Easton, (Fulton County District Attorney Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0523

    Trial Counsel's Decision Not to Challenge Admission of Other-Act Evidence Was Part of Reasonable Trial Strategy

  • Tate-Jesurum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter Rodgers, (J. Ryan Brown Law, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0559

    Court affirms denial of a defendant's general demurrer and plea in bar to charges of methamphetamine possession

  • Capote v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bruce Harvey, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, John Williams, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0120

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment, which motion had been based on failure to comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act.