• Bernal v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Trethaway, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1399

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and related crimes over defendant's "general grounds' challenge and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Santoro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Courtney Moore, (Forsyth County District Attorney's Office), Cumming for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1094

    No Abuse of Discretion in Trial Court's Decision to Admit Expert Testimony on Cycle of Domestic Violence to Explain Why Victims Do Not Report Abuse, Leave an Abuser, or Love Abusers

  • Martin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Heather Dunn, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0900

    Court affirms convictions for family violence aggravated assault and false imprisonment, but vacates and remands attorney fee requirement in a probation sentence

  • City of Atlanta v. Burgos

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Banks Weaver LLC), Atlanta, Robert Ware, Jacob O'Neal, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Zachary Fuller, (Weathington, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Ellis, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Rakhi McNeill, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Michael Sheridan, (Davis & Sheridan LLC), Lithonia, Alwyn Fredericks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Lisa Bobb, (Cash Krugler& Fredericks LLC), Atlanta, Richard Taylor, (Taylor & Viers, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0831

    Court reverses denial of City's summary judgment motion in a car accident case where the plaintiff failed to provide a proper ante litem notice of her claims

  • Browne & Price, P. A. v. Innovative Equity Corporation

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Legal Malpractice | Real Estate
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kim Jackson, Joseph Harris, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Carroll, (Carroll Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, David Houtsma, (David Houtsma Law Firm LLC), Cumming, Angie Walton, (Law Offices of Angie M. Walton, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1005

    Disputed Issues of Fact Presented as to Whether "Liquidated Damages" Reflected Reasonable Pre-Estimate of Actual Damages

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  • Estate of Raymond A. Suddeth v. Jennifer Suddeth Williams As Executor of the Estate of Carolyn C. Suddeth

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin Fierman, (Attorney at Law), Madison, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Waters, (Ballard, Stephenson & Waters), Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0864

    Court vacates order of contempt in a divorce proceeding where both spouses had passed away and remands for determination of the real parties in interest in the proceeding

  • Woods v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Copeland, (Rouse + Copeland LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, Christopher Carr, Paula Smith, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Sandra Dutton, John Durden, (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0803

    Court affirms conviction for neglect of a disabled person over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, vagueness of statute, and ineffective assistance

  • Kawanna Brown as the Administrator of The Estate of Jeronta Brown, Deceased et al. v. Quiggley et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry Daniels, (Daniels and Cauble, P.C.), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laura Johnson, (Chief Assistant County Attorney Dekalb County Law Department), Decatur, Dennis Lovell, Jay O'Brien, (Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, Rebecca Dobras, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Ellen Abt, (Kendall Law Group, LLC), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1150

    Court affirms dismissal of an estate's appeal where the estate unreasonably and inexcusably failed to file a transcript of trial court proceedings for more than two years

  • Chadwick v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Weaver, (Weaver & Weaver), Jasper, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, Holly Varner, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit), Cartersville, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0183

    Assailant Who Attacked Victim While He Was Attempting to Get Away Was Not Entitled to Instruction on Defense of Habitation

  • Crispin et al. v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2021-08-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Sliger, (McDonald & Cody, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, (District Attorney), Blairsville, Francis Moran, (Lumpkin County District Attorney's Office), Dahlonega, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0148

    State Failed to Properly Serve Notice of Assets Forfeiture Complaint on Property Owners