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  • The State v. Brinkley

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Scott Carlson, Bruce Patilloch Dutcher, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Juliana Sleeper, Burke Olivia Doherty, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacy Susanne Levy, (Stacy S. Levy and Associates), Lawrenceville, Richard William Marks, (Atlanta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Atlanta, Stephen Randall Scarborough, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee; Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S23A0507

    Court vacates motion to exclude evidence because trial court misapplied the appropriate Rule 403 standard, and remands for application of correct standard

  • In re: December 6, 2022 General Election Ballot.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward T. Metz, Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Walter White, (Haynie, Litchfield, Crane & White, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee; Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Sarah E. Thompson, Statesboro, Kevin C. Muldowney, Milton, Terry Scott Howard, Winterville, Gregory C. Sowell, (James Bates Brannan & Groover LLP), Athens, for other party.
    Case Number: S23A0583

    Court affirms denial of relief to petitioners who sought to void election results but who did not name any defendants in their lawsuits

  • Rountree v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl A. Veline, Jr., (Carl A. Veline), Warner Robins for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Rodrigo L. Silva, William Marshall Kendall, (Houston County District Attorney’s Office), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0531

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over contentions that trial court committed plain error by rejecting jury charges on voluntary manslaughter and mutual combat

  • Pugh v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Brandon M. Delfunt, Clifford Louis Kurlander, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0253

    State Failed to Meet its Burden to Prove Guilty Plea Was Entered Knowingly and Voluntarily

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. M. Raffauf, (J. M. Raffauf, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Michael Alexander Oldham, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0338

    Pre- And Post-Autopsy Photographs of Six-Month-Old Child Were Admissible at Murder Trial as Relevant and Not Unduly Prejudicial

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  • Perryman-Henderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Bradley Kleinrock, (Office of the Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Agatha K. Romanowski, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0228

    Defense Counsel's Cross-Examination of Medical Examiner Was Within Range of Reasonable Professional Assistance

  • Muse v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elaine L. Thompson, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Michael Scott Carlson, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0316

    Trial Court's Response to Jury's Written Inquiries Did Not Violate Defendants' Right to Counsel and Right to Be Present

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Richard King, (SK Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Buffy Dionne Thomas, Ashley Cecelia O’Neal, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0214

    Appellant Waived Claim Witnesses Should Not Have Been Allowed to Testify Regarding Voluntary Intoxication And Insanity Defense

  • Blocker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Burke Olivia Doherty, Michael Scott Carlson, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0032

    Excited Utterance Applied Where Declarant Was Disturbed and Only 20 Minutes Had Passed Following Incident

  • Leonard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan C. Malone, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Emily Rebecca Polk, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stacey Sherrard Jackson, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0135

    Declarant's Belief That His Death Was Imminent Supported Application of Dying Declaration Exception to Hearsay Rule