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  • Horton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Lynn Tyo, (Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Samuel H. Altman, Jessica Black Wilson, (Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0799

    Defendant's Burning of Murder Victim's House, Plus Defendant's Statement That He Intended to 'Finish It,' Was Evidence of His Intent to Conceal the Murder

  • Lowery v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen Strang, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Timothy Grady Vaughn, Keely Kight Pitts, (Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: s20a0597

    Evidence That Suspect Fired Shotgun at Pursuing Sheriff During High-Speed Pursuit Supported Felony Murder Conviction

  • Edvalson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jess Brandel Johnson, Page Anthony Pate, (Pate & Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Anders George, Daniel J. Porter, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19G1516

    Single Act of Possession of Numerous Pornographic Images Permitted Only One Prosecution and Conviction

  • Atlanta Women's Specialists, LLC et al. v. Trabue et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Flint, Michael David Flint, Jamie Lee Kastler, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Sims Stone, (Law Offices of William S. Stone), Blakely, Michael George Regas, (Stone Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Ryals Drayton Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, James William Stone, (The Stone Law Group – Trial Lawyers, LLC), Blakely, Michael Brian Terry, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Keri Fielder Conley, (Georgia Hospital Association), Marietta, Donald J. Palmisano, Jr., (Medical Association of Georgia), Atlanta, Tracy Morgan Baker, (Wellstar Health System, Inc.), Marietta, Judson Herben Turner, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin, P.C.), Brunswick, Amy W. Adelman, (Emory University), Atlanta, David Christopher Hanson, Jessica To Holland, Paul E. Weathington, (Weathington McGrew, P.C.), Atlanta, William Thomas Worthy, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, Elizabeth McFall Leddy , (Piedmont Healthcare, INC.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, Leah Ward Sears, Colin Dang Delaney, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Daniel James Huff, Taylor Marie Tribble, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19G1138

    Personal Injury Defendants Seeking Appportionment For Nonparty's Conduct Should Have Filed Pretrial Notice of Nonparty Fault

  • Harrison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Joseph Walker, (Public Defender's Office), Gray, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, Alexander John Markowich, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0856

    Court affirms murder conviction over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and corrects a merger error as to his sentence

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  • Butler v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Henry Wayne Syms, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0870

    Trial Court Applied Incorrect Standard in Determining Whether to Admit Evidence of Prior Felony Conviction

  • Brooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-18
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Juliana Sleeper, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0895

    Defense Counsel Not Ineffective For Pursuing Self-Defense Claim As Defense Against Murder Charge

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne L. Burnaine, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0119

    In Case Where Defendant Killed Her Husband, Trial Court Did Not Err in Excluding Documents Reflecting Husband's Prior Domestic Violence Against Defendant

  • Lofton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    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 County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0196

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Allowing Felony Murder Victim's Motion Identify Her Son in a Photograph; Danger of Unfair Prejudice Did Not Substantially Outweigh Probative Value

  • Reid v. Morris et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-07
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Jackson Harrison, (Monge & Associates), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith S. Stroud, Lakenin Morris, Griffin, for appellee. James Darren Summerville, Anna Green Cross, Maxwell Kent Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. William Wright Banks, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Ross Warren Bergethon, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Dennis R. Dunn, Tucker, David Norton Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Jeffrey S. Ward, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S20A0107

    Trial Court Must Determine Whether DUI Defendant Was an 'Active Tortfeasor' and, If So, Must Set Punitive Damages Amount Against Him