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  • Bell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley, Alexandra Stone, (Newton County District Attorney’s Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1215

    Court vacates its previous ruling and reverses convictions in child death case following the Georgia Supreme Court's ruling which reversed that previous opinion.

  • The State v. Shalgheen

    Publication Date: 2023-12-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicole Fegan, (Fegan Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1737

    Court reverses exclusion of other acts evidence in a rape and sexual assault criminal trial

  • MTN Investments, LLC v. D. Magen, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Rusnak, Roberto Bazzani, (Drew Eckl Farnham), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eugenia Iredale, Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Todd Hatcher, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0871

    Court reverses contempt order and default judgment in a lawsuit over breach of fiduciary duty in a real estate matter because the order lacked clear and definite terms

  • Dekalb County et al v. City of Chamblee

    Publication Date: 2023-11-15
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Carothers, (Attorney at Law), Buford, Brian Dempsey, Thomas Mitchell, (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Pearson, (Molden & Associates), Atlanta, Winston Denmark, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Paul Dzikowski, (Law Office of Paul J Dzikowski PC), Norcross, for appellee; Robert Reeves, Sarah Flanders, (Andersen Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0798

    Court reverses denial of the County's motion to dismiss the City's claims for declaratory judgment, payment of back taxes, and assessment of occupancy taxes for airport leasehold interests

  • Jensen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cody Jensen, (Central State Prison), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, Paula Smith, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Joseph Mulholland, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1186

    Court vacates order dismissing defendant's pro se motion to modify or reduce his sentence and remands for trial court's application of new precedent on a pro se motion