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  • Grier v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, F. McDonald Wakeford, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1249

    Admission of Child's Hearsay Statements at Murder Trial Satisfied Requirements of Child Hearsay Statute

  • Langley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Jared Benjamin Craig, (Jared B. Craig, Attorney at Law, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: John H. Cranford, Jr., Christine Caldwell, Robert William Mooradian, (Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21G0783

    Trial Court Had Discretion to Probate Any Portion of Sentence Imposed For Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon

  • Floyd v. Stone

    Publication Date: 2022-01-05
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Aaron Emas, Joseph Thomas Rhodes, (Hunter Rhodes LLC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, Lee M. Stoy, Jr., Bryan Keith Webb, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1123

    Court affirms denial of claimants motion for permission to file an information in the nature of quo warranto to remove a judge from office

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Monroe, (John Monroe Law, PC), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Mark Samuel Lindemann, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1092

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes and rejects defendant's contentions that the evidence was all circumstantial and insufficient to support a conviction

  • Garcia-Martinez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Faith Arndt, (Newton County Public Defender’s Office), Covington, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Randal Matthew McGinley, Bailey Rachel Simkoff, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1152

    Sufficient Evidence Supported Jury's Conclusion Defendant Shot and Killed Victim With Malice

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  • George v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford, (Crawford & Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal Matthew McGinley, Jacqueline Payne Fletcher, Kristen Nicole Smith, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21G0429

    Court of Appeals Erred in Considering the Relevance of Evidence Alone as Justifying Its Seizure Outside the Scope of a Search Warrant

  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: D. Benjamin Sessions, (The Sessions Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carlton Todd Hayes, Sara Manly Grainger, David Martin McElyea, Michelle Lea Dissman, (Cherokee County Solicitorgeneral’s Office), Canton, for appellee; Andrew Santos Fleischman, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Kimberly A. Dymecki, Peachtree Corners, Christopher M. Carr, Andrew Alan Pinson, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S20G1471

    Court of Appeals Erred in Holding That Trial Court's Order Dismissing Charges for Want of Prosecution Was an Impermissible Dismissal With Prejudice

  • Steen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Kerry Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, PC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jared Tolton Williams, Joshua Bradley Smith, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1002

    Trial Court Must Rule in the First Instance on Convicted Malice Murder Defendant's Right-to-Be-Present at All Stages of His Trial Claim

  • Tyson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Stevens Schrope, Elizabeth Ann Brandenburg, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, David Parks White, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0774

    Lack of Complete Transcription of Jury Voir Dire in Appeal Record Did Not Deprive Appellant of Due Process Rights

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Cori Matos, (Axiom Global), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0953

    Evidence That Defendant Joined Others in Shooting at Victims Supported Conclusion He Was Party to Felony Murder