• Alston et al. v. Owners Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-10-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victor Hawk, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1030

    Cases Past Statute of Limitations Period Could Not Be Renewed Where Original Actions Had Not Been Properly Served

  • Douglas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grady Douglas, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ruth Pawlak, Fani Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0906

    Court affirms drug and firearm possession convictions over defendant's challenges to a search warrant and other enumerations of error.

  • Hall v. City of Blakely

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Damages | Government | Personal Injury | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Margeson, (Attorney at Law), Albany, William Traylor, (Yearout & Traylor, PC), Birmingham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Coleman, (Drew Eckl & Farnham), Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1133

    Personal Injury Claimant Against City Failed to State Specific Amount of Monetary Damages Sought

  • Chambers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole Jones, (Jones, Federal & Appellate, LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1158

    Burglary Conviction Supported by Evidence Defendant Lacked Permission to Enter Victim's Home

  • Nusz v. Paulding County, Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Jones, (Craig T. Jones, PC), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Buckley, (Buckley Christopher, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1073

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury complaint against sheriff and county due to plaintiff's failure to give timely notice of claim to the sheriff

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  • Head v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Kurlander, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division Stone Mountain Conflict Defender Office), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Gonzalez, (Western Judicial Circuit, DA), Athens, Melissa Himes, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Jesup, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1053

    Court affirms denial of motion to file an out-of-time appeal to a negotiated guilty plea where defendant argued ineffective assistance of plea counsel

  • Copeland v. Copeland

    Publication Date: 2021-10-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samantha Lennon, (Heredia & Lennon Family Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lindsay Dodson, (Collard Shockley, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0921

    Court affirms rejection of father's petition for reconsideration of entry of a 12-month family violence protective order that was based on father's violent tendencies

  • Cantrell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville, Shiv Sachdeva, (Northeastern Circuit District Attorney), Gainsville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0828

    Court affirms denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea to attempted murder over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance and that her plea was not knowingly made

  • Hargrove v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Epstein, Flynn Broady, John Melvin, Samuel d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0810

    Court affirms drug possession convictions over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, trial court error in admitting evidence, and ineffective assistance

  • Espinosa-Herrera v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Heather Dunn, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0949

    Court affirms convictions for family violence aggravated assault and other crimes over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence