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  • Huff v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1539

    Defendant Acquiesced in Counsel's Waiver of Defendant's Right to be Present at Bench Conferences

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • Jennings v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Mondelli, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Christopher DeNeve, Anthony Volkodav, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1710

    Self-Defense Claim Countered by Evidence Defendant Used Excessive Force While Lacking Reasonable Fear of Imminent Injury

  • Alred v. Georgia Public Defender Council

    Publication Date: 2022-02-23
    Practice Area: Government | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard Stiller, (Howard J. Stiller, P.C.), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1189

    Georgia Public Defender Counsel Not Immune From Suit For Legal Malpractice

  • Southern Piedmont Law, PC v. Pierre

    Publication Date: 2022-02-23
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Smith, (Attorney at Law), Winter Garden, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jionel Pierre, Peachtree City, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1795

    Trial Court Lacked Authority to Allow Party to Pay Judgment for Attorney Fees and Costs Over Two-Year Period

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  • Britt v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, Gregory Wagner, (Assistant District Attorney), Jefferson, Victoria Goff, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1695

    Court reverses and remands denial of a pro se motion to withdraw a negotiated guilty plea because defendant was not warned of post-conviction risks of proceeding pro se

  • Howard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Phillips, Margaret Bullard, (Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Mathew Plott, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1618

    Court vacates an order dismissing a grant of an out-of-time appeal to a defendant, and vacates a conviction and sentence due to merger error.

  • Huggins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Huggins, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Sandra Partridge, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Office of District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1694

    Court affirms convictions for sexual assault of a student and sexual battery over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Priddy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1308

    Court affirms convictions and sentence for rape, incest, and related crimes over defendant's contentions of error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In the Interest of A. A., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-02-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kaylee Maxwell, (Coweta County Public Defender's Office), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nathaniel Smith, (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1724

    Court affirms adjudication of delinquency over minor child's contentions of misinterpretation of a statute, error in admitting evidence, and insufficient evidence