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  • R. L. (Butch) Conway, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Gwinnett County v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2019-12-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Government | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tuwanda Williams, (Gwinnett County Law Dept.), Lawrenceville, appellant.
    for defendant: Macklyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Michael Puglise, (Puglise Law Firm PC), Snellville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1487

    Sheriff Was Immune From §1983 Claim Arising From Deputy's Alleged Sexual Assault On Prisoner

  • The State v. Athey

    Publication Date: 2019-11-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Emily Labutta, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General's Office), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Louttit, (Assistant Public Defender), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1015

    Court affirms order quashing felony shoplifting accusation because defendant's prior guilty pleas were not made knowingly and voluntarily

  • GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. Bordeaux et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-21
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, (Attorney at Law), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Davenport, (Chatham County Attorney's Office), Savannah, R. Hart, (Hart & Associates Law Firm LLC), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0862

    Court restores a complaint for declaratory relief can against a judge acting in his personal capacity

  • The State v. Dixon

    Publication Date: 2019-11-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Howard, Francis Wakeford, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kirby Clements, (The Clements Law Group), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1088

    Trial Court Did Not Misapply Balancing Test in Determining That Defendant's Right to Speedy Trial Was Denied

  • Jha v. Menkee

    Publication Date: 2019-10-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Praveen Jha, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Andrews, John Killeen, (Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, P. One Securities Center), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1180

    Court reverses order denying husband's motion to vacate a family protective order because he was not allowed a right to cross-examine his wife.

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  • Gonzalez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Sparger, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, (District Attorney), Savannah, Scott Robichaux, (Forsyth County Solicitor's Office), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1452

    Court affirms attempted felony murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Tanksley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kurt Worthington, (Fleming & Nelson, LLP), Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Natalie Paine, Henry Syms, (District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1370

    Court reverses a juvenile's conviction for armed robbery due to trial court error in admitting custodial statements that she had not made voluntarily.

  • Georgia Department of Human Services et al. v. Muff et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Je'Nita Lane, (The J. Lane Law Group, P.C.), Albany, for appellee. Flin Coleman, Symanthia Price, John Price, Kevin Price, Victoria Price, Albany, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1151

    Court Erred in Calculating 30-Day Cure Period for Complaint That Did Not Include Required Ante Litem Notice Exhibits

  • Riverwood Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2019-10-03
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred Bentley, Jamie Wingler, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mason Rountree, (Rountree Law Firm), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1274

    Attorneys' Fees for Stubborn Litigiousness Were Properly Denied Where There Was a Bona Fide Dispute as to Defendant's Liability

  • Bonner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Johnson, (Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Elizabeth Bobbitt, (Towaliga Circuit District Attorneys Office), Forsyth, Cynthia Adams, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney), Barnesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0168

    Court Rejects Various Challenges to Judgment of Conviction by Defendant Whose Hallucinations Motivated Him to Shoot a Shotgun into an Occupied Trailer