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  • Tedder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas McKee West, (Thomas M. West, Attorney at Law), Bethlehem, Holly Lynn Geerdes, (Geerdes & Associates), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elaine L. Thompson, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0588

    Court affirms conviction for malice murder and related crimes over defendant's claims of insufficient evidence, improper comments about evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Siders v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Eric Christopher Peters, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jayna Edwards, Senior, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0607

    Court affirms convictions for murder and related crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, failure to provide a proper jury instruction, and a mishandled jury question

  • Wallace v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0422

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and firearm possession over defendant's arguments over sufficiency of evidence, his shackling and prison clothing during trial, and ineffective counsel

  • Rosenbaum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Samuel Richard d’Entremont, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0448

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and related crimes in the death of the defendant's foster child, rejecting her contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and conflict of interest

  • Burns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee; Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, for Amicus Appellant; Jennifer Lauren Hyman, (Arora Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, James Matthew Bass, (Bass Legal), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S23G1192

    Court affirms that defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when law enforcement personnel listened to recorded jail calls that did not include privileged matters

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  • Rakestraw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Whitman, (Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0929

    Court affirms convictions for home invasion and other crimes, rejecting defendant's multiple contention of ineffective assistance of counsel claims

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Katherine Bird, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1058

    Court affirms aggravated assault and tampering convictions over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions regarding jury instructions and a call during sentencing

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, Aimee Sobhani, (DeKalb County Government-Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0660

    Court affirms aggravated assault and simple battery convictions, rejecting defendant's challenge to other acts evidence and his speedy trial and ineffective counsel claims

  • Najarro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Leroy Whitman, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton , Clint Christopher Malcolm Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Wanda Lynn Vance, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0616

    Court affirms murder and attempted robbery convictions over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Pierce v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton , Clint Christopher Malcolm Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Tasha Monique Mosley, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0525

    Court affirms murder, arson, and gang convictions despite defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel