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  • Witherspoon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rufus Charles Witherspoon (Dodge State Prison), Chester, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Lee Johnson, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Woodbine, Andrew J. Ekonomou (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0887

    Court Affirms Dismissal of Untimely Filed Motions in Arrest of Judgment

  • Thorpe v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald Ashland Griggs, (Gerald A. Griggs, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0732

    Court Rejects by Murder

  • RTA Strategy, LLC et al. v. Silver Comet Terminal Partners, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Discovery
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Geary, (The Geary Law Firm, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Cochran, Emily Ward (Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever), Atlanta, Lee Carter, (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1026

    Third Party Evidence Not Relevant or Discoverable in Breach of Contract Action

  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, Cara Clark (GPDC Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, (District Attorney), Atlanta; Marc Mallon (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0847

    Denial of New Trial Upheld for Convicted Rapist Who Refused Pre-Trial Plea

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Ihrig, (Public Defenders Office, EJC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Purvis, (Chatham County District Attorney's Office), Savannah; Greg McConnell (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah; Lyndsey Rudder (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1254

    Denial of New Trial Upheld for Convicted Drug Trafficker Despite Erroneous Admission of Impermissible Character Evidence Where Admission Was Harmless

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  • Evans v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Richardson (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville; Brian Fortner (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville; Ryan Leonard (Acting District Attorney), Bonnie Smith (Assistant District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0184

    Conviction Reversed; Prosecution Failed to Establish That Appellant's Reckless Conduct Caused Inmate's Death

  • Lowery v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Zimmerman (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Matthew Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amelia Pray (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta; D. Reynolds (District Attorney), Marietta; John Melvin (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0177

    Evidence Shows Racketeering Activity Occurred in County as Part of Common Enterprise or Scheme

  • The State v. Mondor

    Publication Date: 2018-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amelia Pray (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta; D. Reynolds (District Attorney), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Semrau (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0268

    Indictment Properly Notifies Hit-and-Run Defendant of the Accusations Against Him

  • Saunders v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marian Maloney (Law Office of the Public Defender - DeKalb County), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Ciccarelli (Assistant Solicitor General DeKalb County Solicitor's Office), Decatur; Donna Stribling (DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office), Decatur; William Kemp (DeKalb County Solicitor-General's Office DeKalb County Courthouse), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0512

    Record Does Not Show That Defendant Intentionally Relinquished Her Right to Counsel

  • Harrell v. City of Griffin

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Goldstein (McConnell & Sneed LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: G. Mobley (Lokey Mobley and Doyle LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Robert N. Katz, Decatur; Merlyn Dodson, Robert Katz (Katz Stepp Wright & Fleming LLC), Decatur, for amicus curiae.
    Case Number: A18A0415

    Ante Litem Notice of Claim to Municipality Must Include Specific Dollar Amount of Monetary Damages Being Sought