• Frady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Stidham, (Banks, Stubbs, & McFarland), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Michael Mahoney, Sandra Partridge, (Office of the District Attorney, Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0159

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Allowing Evidence of Prior Acts of Child Molestation of Which Defendant Was Acquitted

  • Carson et al. v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kyler Wise, (Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ken Jarrard, Melissa Klatzkow, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A2016

    Landowner Acquired Vested Rights to Develop Real Property With 9,000-Square-Foot Residential Lots

  • Bennett v. McClam

    Publication Date: 2021-03-23
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Quinton Washington, Celeste Brewer, (Bell & Washington LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Letobra McClam, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0134

    No Necessity to Consider Parties' Financial Circumstances For Purposes of Determining Attorney Fees in Custody Case

  • State v. Campbell

    Publication Date: 2021-03-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1747

    Court rejects the State's tolling argument and affirms dismissal of rape indictment that was filed after expiration of statute of limitation

  • Joyner et al. v. Leaphart et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Butt, James Potts, (James Hugh Potts II, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Wilkesm, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee. Christopher Phillips, (Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C.), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A2097

    Court affirms dismissal of a wrongful death and malpractice complaint on the basis of the two-dismissal rule

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  • Forbes et al. v. Auld et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Latif Oduola-Owoo, Robert Arrington, (Arrington Owoo PC), Atlanta, Katrenia Collins, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tricia Hoffler, (Hoffler & Associates, PC dba The CK Hoffler Firm), Atlanta, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Hatcher, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, Jennifer Nichols, Douglas Clayton, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Leigh Wilco, (Weissman PC), Atlanta, Steven Stein, (Brady Law Group), San Rafael, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0621

    Court applies one-year statute of limitations under Belize law in a wrongful death action because the death occurred in that location.

  • In Re Spix

    Publication Date: 2021-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jami Kohn, (Weinstock & Scavo, PC), Atlanta, Mark Spix, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A20A1903

    Court vacates order of contempt against an attorney following summary proceedings and remands case with direction to afford the attorney his due process rights

  • St. Germain v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Geary, Kelsey Geary, (The Geary Law Firm, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1854

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over defendant's contentions on ineffective assistance of counsel, evidentiary error, and a possible Brady violation

  • Trammell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Messinger, (Western Circuit Public Defender's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carroll Chisholm, Sara Adams, (Athens-Clarke Solicitor General's Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1942

    Police Officers Did Not Have "Fighting Words" Justification For Arresting Defendant for Disorderly Conduct

  • In Re Estate of Leon Brown

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Linda Glover, Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ann Herrera, (Russell & Herrera, P.C.), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1976

    Probate Court Had Jurisdiction to Appoint Administrator of Estate of Decedent/Conservatee Who Resided in Different County