• Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Wosnik, (Walton County Public Defender's Office), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, David Williamson, (Attorney at Law), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2064

    Court Affirms Conviction for Selling Oxycodone Over Objection That State Failed to Prove That Defendant Arranged Sale at Which He Was Not Present

  • U-Haul Company of Arizona et al. v. Rutland et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Law | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, (Holland & Knight), Atlanta, Sean Hyatt, Jenny Mendelsohn, Gerald Mize, Colin Kelly, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, John Oxendine, (Oxendine Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cable, P.A.), Dallas, for appellee. Johnathan Krawcheck, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, Sanjay Ghosh, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP), Atlanta, Mason Rountree, (Rountree Law Firm), Dallas, Henry Pruett, (Levy & Pruett), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: A18A2037

    Plaintiff Lacked Standing At Initial Stage of Litigation to Seek Declaratory Judgment Regarding Defendant's Maximum Insurance Coverage

  • Kershaw et al. v. Princeton Properties Management, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-22
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Hart, (The Hart Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Justin Kreindel, (Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams, P. A.), Atlanta, James Williams, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1842

    Case remanded for trial court to fulfill gatekeeper role regarding expert witness affidavit requirements

  • Beamon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Breedon, Margaret Heap, (Assistant District Attorney), Albany, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1803

    Court affirms conviction for armed robbery and other crimes over evidentiary challenges

  • Cooper v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Djuan Cooper, (Wheeler Correctional Faclity), Alamo, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1871

    Court rejects home invasion defendant's motion to file an untimely appeal

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Jones, (Jenkins Correctional Center), Millen, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1912

    Court rejects child molestation defendant's motion to modify a sentence that was imposed following his negotiated guilty plea

  • Reid v. Reid

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Harris, Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gary Graham, Carla Stern, (Stern & Edlin), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1498

    Court Affirms Order of Attorney's Fees to Spouse to Ensure Parity in Divorce Proceedings but Reverses Additional Award Amount for Sanctionable Conduct on Basis that Award Amount Was Not Supported by Findings, While Approving of Finding That Appellant Had Engaged in Sanctionable Conduct

  • Saulsbury et al. v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Miller, Steven Campbell, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Gabriel, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, Yolanda Edwards, (Edwards & Hodges, LLP), Duluth, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1901

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Withholding Summary Judgment by Claimant Who Intervened in Dog Fight on Basis That Trial Court Should Have Held That Claimant Assumed Risk of Injury

  • In re Estate of Crawford.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-19
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A18A1767

    Court Affirms Trial Court's Disbursement of Assets in Estate Dispute Over Objection by Executor that Estate Owned Homestead that Trial Court Treated as Jointly Held by Decedent's Children

  • Anderson v. State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Gallagher, (The Gallagher Firm), Destin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Grist, (Solicitor General), Macon, Steve Knowles, (Bibb Solicitor General's Office), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2133

    Battery and trespass convictions affirmed with respect to a physical altercation between father and adult son.