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  • Ford v. Tate

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tayo Popoola, Sabrina Dawn Graham, Christopher M. Carr, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Evan Olive, (Law Office of Mark E. Olive, P.A.), Tallahassee, Vanessa J. Carroll, (Georgia Resource Center), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0825

    Habeas Court Erred in Concluding That Trial Counsel Was Prejudicially Deficient in Presenting Mitigating Evidence at Sentencing Trial

  • Causey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keri Foster Thompson, Gordon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stephen Andrew Bradley (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0957

    Defendant Convicted of Malice Murder Did Not Clearly and Unambiguously Invoke His Right to Remain Silent During Custodial Interview

  • Leili v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0541

    Court affirms murder conviction over defendant's evidentiary challenges and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Mohamed v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akil K. Secret, (The Secret Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Min-soo Youn, (Department of Law), Timothy Grady Vaughn, Keely Kight Pitts, (Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0705

    No Showing Made That Testimony From Prison Guard and Inmates Regarding Gang Presence in Prison Affected Outcome of Murder Trial

  • Brown v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Lee Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Margaret Ellen Heap, Christine Sieger Barker, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, Scott Orion Teague, (Douglas County District Attorney Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0820

    Court affirms defendant's multiple convictions over her arguments on sufficiency of evidence, trial court error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

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  • Martin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura D. Hogue, (Hogue, Hogue, Fitzgerald & Griffin), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Louie Craig Fraser, Kelli Maria Adams, Jason Matthew Rea, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0489

    Trial Court's Exclusion of Murder Victim's History of Drug Dealing and Drug Use Was Not Clear Error

  • Richards v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Horne Petrey, (Dekalb County Public Defender's Office), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Peter Keith Johnson, Sherry Boston, Roderick B. Wilkerson, Joshua Mark Geller, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0913

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's enumerations of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wanda Lynn Vance, Laura Katherine Lukert, (Northeastern Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, Lee Darragh, (Hall County District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0860

    Evidence That Defendant Fired Gun to Repel Attack Insuffieient to Support Voluntary Manslaughter Jury Instruction

  • Seabrooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-30
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Sterling Robinson, III, (Robinson & Associates), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0688

    Trial Counsel Did Not Coerce Defendant's Decision Not to Testify at Trial

  • Moore v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, Scott Orion Teague, (Douglas County District Attorney Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0618

    Crime of Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon Precluded Defendant's Claim He Was Justified in Using Gun in Self-Defense