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  • In the Interest of K. P., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-09-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amber Walden, (The Fine Print Legal Consulting, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Whitney Kenner Jones, (Kenner Jones Law LLC), Douglasville, for appellee; Valerie Gordon, (Douglas County Juvenile Court - Juvenile Public), Douglasville, Ann Mathis, Douglasville, Randy Duke, Douglasville.
    Case Number: A22A0921

    Court reverses finding of mootness that was used to justify denial of a motion to vacate a protective order and remands for consideration of the merits of the motion

  • BC EAV, LLC v. Havlik

    Publication Date: 2022-09-08
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Cook, (Smith & Liss, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1111

    Court affirms order in favor of a subsequent possessor in a boundary dispute, finding no evidence of fraud that would void title by prescription through adverse possession

  • Sarmiento-Naranjo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, (GA Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, Courtney Moore, (Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0992

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and rape over defendant's challenges to jury instructions and admission of evidence that he claimed was hearsay

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Scarborough, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Burke Doherty, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0770

    Court affirms manslaughter conviction over defendant's objection to testimony from a detective who opined that the defendant did not act in self-defense

  • Bell v. Hargrove

    Publication Date: 2022-08-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, (John Monroe Law, P.C.), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, Omari Crawford, (The DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1061

    Court reverses order that affirmed denial of an applicant's weapons carry license, finding that the probate judge did not have statutory authority to deny the application

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  • Haney v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Sheppard, (Attorney at Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Michael Bryan, (Floyd County District Attorney’s Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0831

    Court affirms conviction for hindering apprehension of a criminal over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, evidentiary error, and ineffective assistance

  • Robinson v. Citi Bank, N.A. Successor By Merger To Citibank (South Dakota), N.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Pineyro, (Jones & Walden LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklyn LaVrar, (Ras Lavrar LLC), Plantation, Krystal Nethken, (Ras Lavrar LLC), Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1087

    Court affirms revival of dormant foreign judgment, concluding that petitioner had filed its revival action within the allowed time for domestication and revival

  • Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC et al. v. Leggett et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Barnett, Harold Melton, Elizabeth Waldbeser, Kimberly Eason, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Roger Warin, Shannen Coffin, (Steptoe & Johnson LLP), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Horst, (Krevolin & Horst, LLC), Atlanta, Craig Kuglar, (The Law Office of Craig Kuglar, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Robert Port, (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A22A1149

    Court reverses a superior court order that had vacated an arbitration award, finding that arbitration rules were followed and that the award was not procured by fraud

  • Dave v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Travis Glahn, (Glahn Law, P. C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1585

    Court reverses order terminating a defendant's participation in a mental health accountability program because lack of notice of a hearing violated her due process rights

  • The State v. Langley

    Publication Date: 2022-08-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Cranford, Christine Caldwell, (Coweta County District Attorney's Office), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Jared Craig, (Jared B. Craig, Attorney at Law, LLC), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1806

    Court vacates its original order and affirms validity of a probated sentence for firearm possession by a felon