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  • Hooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Terry Bolden, (Bolden & Little LLC), Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, Alexander John Markowich, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0037

    Court affirms convictions in a felony murder case over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence which was all circumstantial with no physical evidence connecting defendant to the crimes

  • Pittman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David D. Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0013

    Court affirms murder and arson convictions over defendant's multiple procedural challenges regarding evidence, alleged impartiality of District Attorney, and denial of a mistrial

  • Sauder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade M. Crumbley, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Faith Donnell Worley, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Gregory A. Futch, William Jeffrey Langley, (Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0011

    Court affirms convictions for murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence, admission of evidence, and jury instruction and other errors

  • In the Matter of Paul Jason York.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-15
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis T. Cathey, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, for appellee; Michael J Blakely, Jr., (The Blakely Firm), Decatur, for other party.
    Case Number: S24Y0285

    Court rejects attorney's petition for voluntary three-year suspension of his license with pending reinstatement amid unresolved felony charges relating to forgery

  • Victory Media Group, LLC v. Georgia Department of Transportation

    Publication Date: 2024-05-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Advertising
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Adam Webb, (Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Logan B. Winkles, Amy Lynne Patterson, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Denise E. Weiner, Pearson Kern Cunningham, (Hall, Booth, Smith P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24C0144

    Court denies petition for certiorari where applicant had challenged the constitutionality of Georgia's Advertising Control Act, citing lack of direct harm

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  • Stryker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kyle A. Denslow, (Frye Law Group), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Conley Julian Greer, (Dawson County District Attorney’s Office), Dawsonville, Lee Darragh, (Northeastern Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0125

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's challenges to trial procedures but vacates convictions and sentences for assault and battery due to merger error

  • Henderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Forrest Geoffrey Pearce, (Pearce, LLC), Peachtree Corners for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Tabitha Vanessa Pazmino, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0092

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and related crimes over defendant's contentions of improper admission of other acts evidence and denial of voluntary manslaughter jury charge

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin David Ströberg, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defencer), Gray, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Faith Donnell Worley, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, III, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Eatonton, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0117

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's claims of insufficient evidence, error in admitting prosecutor's statements, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Stroud v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis Hewitt, (The Appellate Division - Georgia Public Defender Council), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Ali Pauline Ritch, (Toombs Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thompson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0069

    Court affirms convictions for murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence amid conflicting witness testimonies, and to denial of a directed verdict motion

  • Milton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Allan Rogers, (The Law Office of James A. Rogers), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Ali Pauline Ritch, (Toombs Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Thompson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0068

    Court affirms convictions for murder and gun possession over defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence amid conflicting testimonies from witnesses