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  • Sullivan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Withers, (Withers Law Firm PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ian Heap, Daphne Totten, (District Attorney’s Office, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit), Springfield, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1600

    Court reverses revocation of suspended sentence and remands for resentencing because defendant's failure to attend drug treatment was a violation of a general and not a special condition

  • Freedom Heights, LP v. Lowndes County Board of Tax Assessors

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Preston, Kayla Barnes, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Elliott, William Elliott, (Elliott Blackburn & Gooding PC), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1103

    Court affirms partial summary judgment in favor of county tax assessors in valuation dispute over rent-restricted apartment complex, finding that application of an income approach was inapplicable

  • Mabala v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Starosto, (Star Law PC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Cartersville, Samir Patel, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0791

    Court affirms defendant's convictions on nine counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, but vacates and remands for resentencing on three counts that should have merged

  • Columbus Water Works v. Dunn, et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Clark, Thomas Gristina, (Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford), Columbus, Lewis Jones, John Fortuna, (Jones Fortuna LP), Decatur, Elizabeth Holden, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Robin Leigh, Christopher Held, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Stacy Shelton, (Us Environmemtal Protection Agency), Atlanta, for appellee; Robert Brown, April Lipscomb, (Southern Environmental Law Center), Atlanta, Kevin Jeselnik, (Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc.), Atlanta, for other party; Marlee Santos, (Crowell & Moring LLP), Irvine, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A0857

    Court reverses summary determination in favor of Environmental Protection Division on an issue involving water discharge and remands for an evidentiary hearing over a challenged permit

  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Gabriel Justus, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1128

    Court reverses conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because seizure of that firearm occurred during an improper warrantless search of a home

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  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith McIntyre, (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit), Statesboro, Daphne Totten, Candace DeLoach, (Bulloch County District Attorney’s Office), Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1026

    Warrantless Entry Into Residence Was Unlawful Absent Exigent Circumstances or Occupant's Consent

  • West Main I, LLC v. Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ramsey Knowles, Jared Hodges, Jason Kamp, (Knowles Gallant, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Rachelson, Samuel Richards, (Adams and Reese LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0782

    Subcontractor Who Asserted Lien Claim in Contractor's Bankruptcy Action Did Not Thereafter Have to Assert Separate Action Directly Against Contractor

  • Lowe v. Wallace et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandre Kachin, (Lindsey & Lacy, PC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Doug Wallace, Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0734

    Trial Court Erred by Considering Issues Related to Liability at Trial on Damages Following Default Judgment

  • Pappas v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2023-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calina Plotky, (KF Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brad MacDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0695

    In a child custody and support matter, Court affirms a consent order issued by an arbitrator and entered as a judgment because appellant's counsel agreed to that order

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Norton, (Luther-Anderson, PLLP), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chris Arnt, (Superior Court Judge LMJC), Trenton, Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1154

    Evidence of Sex Offense Convictions 16 Years Earlier Was Admissible at Trial to Prove Recent Child Molestations