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  • Beckett v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donnelly, Benjamin Pearlman, (Western Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Athens, Kaitlyn Beck, (Office of the Public Defender, Western Cir.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Wilson, Deborah Gonzalez, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0491

    Court reverses conviction for felony fleeing due to insufficient evidence

  • Moten v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay Kim, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, John Kraft, Jared Williams, (District Attorney’s Office - Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0529

    Court reverses probation revocation due to due process violation regarding witness confrontation at a revocation hearing

  • In the Interest of M. E. P. S., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-07-25
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebeca Salmon, (Attorney at Law), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cathy Lerow, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for Other party; Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, T. Fleming, (Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C.), Savannah, Shalen Nelson, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A24A0266

    Court affirms dependency finding but remands case for juvenile court to make findings on special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status, which affects any return to the child's country of origin

  • Marion A. Allen, Inc. et al. v. Blake C. Johnston et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Adams, (Adams Law Firm), Fort Valley, Joseph Bloodworth, (Bush, Crowley, Leverett & Leggett, LLP), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Fox, (Adams, Hemingway & Wilson, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0213

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment in real estate fraud case, concluding that there was no factual dispute that property purchasers had failed to exercise due diligence after notice of defect

  • Preview Restaurants, LLC v. Shops At 2221 Peachtree, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Cheng, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Katherine Silverman, (Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0237

    Court affirms lease termination and admissibility of restoration cost estimate as a non-hearsay business record in a commercial dispossessory case

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  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mario Ninfo, (Ninfo & Associates, P.C.), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley, Jillian Hall, (Newton County District Attorney’s Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0396

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and other crimes over defendant's multiple contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Goodwin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hawkins, (The Hawkins Law Firm), Atlanta, Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carlton Hayes, David McElyea, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General’s Office), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0006

    Court affirms conviction for second-degree homicide by vessel, rejecting defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Yntema v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ulice Sauls, (Attorney at Law), Peachtree Corners, Nicholas Martin, (Martin DeMelfi, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dawn Taylor, Lynne Bradley, (Dawn H. Taylor, Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0478

    In a custody modification dispute, court affirms partial child support modifications, and vacates and remands for additional findings on back support, child support for adult child, and attorney fees

  • Geiger v. Allmond

    Publication Date: 2024-06-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Lavoie, (Bruce, Mathews & Lavoie), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gabriel Cliett, (Attorney at Law), Metter, Jimmy Howell, (Howell Law Group, LLC), Statesboro, Madison Everett, (Gabe T. Cliett, P. C.), Statesboro, for appellee; Dale Busbee, (Busbee Law Group, LLC), Statesboro, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0061

    Court reverses custody award that favored a grandmother over a mother, citing insufficient evidence to overcome parental presumption

  • Chaney v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Leslie Tilson, Jessica Haygood, (Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Forsyth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0438

    Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds given the COVID-19 tolling that extended all speedy trial periods