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  • Rakestraw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Whitman, (Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0929

    Court affirms convictions for home invasion and other crimes, rejecting defendant's multiple contention of ineffective assistance of counsel claims

  • Arlotta v. Arlotta

    Publication Date: 2024-10-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Trinity Hundredmark, Dana Lohrberg, (Andersen, Tate & Car, P.C.), Duluth, Robert Thomas, (Burr & Firman LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joann Sharp, Charlotte Ruble, (Meriwether & Tharp, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0961

    Court reverses partial denial of motion to enforce prenuptial agreement, which satisfied the framework of the Sherer test under Georgia law

  • Mabvurunge v. Katsande

    Publication Date: 2024-10-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calvin Mabvurunge, Burnsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Head, (Cohen & Caproni, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Brook Davidson, (Stewart, Melvin & Frost), Gainesville, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0737

    Court vacates dismissal of biological father's appeal and remands in a conservatorship case, holding that OCGA § 15-9-123 (a) does not apply to the father's appeal to the superior court.

  • Bailey et al. v. Make A Difference Ministries, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Swanson, Andrew Jones, (Jones & Swanson, LLC), Marietta, Andrew Ashby, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Luskin, Anelise Codrington, (Chartwell Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0546

    Court partially reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of defendant in a negligence case, finding possible gross negligence, but affirms denial of punitive damages and attorneys

  • Terry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Wilkes, (Tallapoosa Circuit Public Defender), Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold Baker, Oliver Browning, (Office of the District Attorney, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0107

    Court reverses conviction for obstruction of officer due to insufficient evidence of lawful detention

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  • Zayac v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alicia Taylor, (Hall County District Attorney’s Office), Gainesville, Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0557

    Court affirms denial of motion to withdraw guilty plea in obscene internet contact case, finding no basis for defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • The State v. McElroy

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theo Sereebutra, (H & S Law, LLC), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0420

    Court reverses and vacates parts of a trial court's evidence suppression order in a matter involving a search warrant for child abuse evidence on a phone and remands for further proceedings

  • In the Interest of A. S., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-07-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Smith, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Shalen Nelson, Atlanta, Andrew Powell, (Law Office of Andrew Powell), Cohutta, for appellee; Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, Bryan Rayburn, (Coppedge & Associates, PC), Dalton, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0099

    Court affirms placement change for dependent child due to ongoing domestic violence concerns from her mother's husband

  • Southern Oil Refinery, LLC et al. v. Gloria Jean Price et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-25
    Practice Area: Damages | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon Horne, Philip Savrin, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, Amanda Matthews, Jessica Seares, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Forster, Terry Jackson, Peter Lampros, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Hall, (Hall & Lampros, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge & Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for other party; Robert Roll, (Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance, PC), Atlanta, Trent Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P. C.), Atlanta, Andrew Ashby, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0137

    Court reverses and remands damages judgment in wrongful death case for recalculation because trial court failed to apportion damages properly per statutory requirements

  • Jones v. Hughley

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Ellison, Wayne Kendall, (Wayne B Kendall PC), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tynesha Walls, (Rhodes Walls Law Office, LLC), Snellville, Dana Davis, (Tucker Davis Law LLC), East Point, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0567

    In multiple challenges to custody decisions involving an 18-year old special needs child, the court of affirmed contempt and attorney fee rulings but declares custody claims moot