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  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Mattes, (Barbara Mattes, Attorney at Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0548

    Court affirms felony murder and other convictions over defendant's challenges to admission of evidence, seating of a juror, limit on cross-examination, and cumulative error

  • Buckner-Webb et al. v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Randall Scarborough, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21G1281

    Court affirms denial of an attorney's right to withdraw representation because that interlocutory order is not appealable under the collateral order doctrine

  • Bonner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly Yelton Peace, (Manning Peace, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Patrick Bibler, Anita Reynolds Howard, Sandra G. Matson, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0789

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Michael Johnson, Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Chase Landon Studstill, (Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Nashville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0603

    Witness's Reluctance to Answer Questions Previously Asked of Her by Police Was Proper Ground For Hostile Witness Ruling

  • Patterson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nyonnohweah Snami Seekie, (Seekie Law Firm), Macon for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Patrick Bibler, Anita Reynolds Howard, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0413

    Defendant Failed to Show His Trial Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance in Any of Multiple Claimed Ways

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  • Redding v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, Jr., Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Mark Preston Jones, Columbus, Frederick Lewis, Sadhana Pandey Dailey, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0124

    Court vacates order denying appellant's speedy-trial motion and remands for entry of an order including findings and conclusions on factors relevant to a speedy-trial claim

  • Neloms v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Wayne Sheppard, (The Office of the Appellate Defender), 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, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0457

    Defendant's Indication He Wanted to Represent Himself Was Not Unequivocal and Not Made Prior to Commencement of Trial

  • Mimbs v. Henry County Schools

    Publication Date: 2022-05-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S21G1005

    Time For Teacher to File Whistleblower Complaint Against School Began Running on Date She Received Notice of Formal Termination

  • Rutledge v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Greg Howard Bell, (Greg Howard Bell, Attorney at Alw), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Herbert Hartwig, (Houston County District Attorney's Office), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1036

    Criminal Defendant Alleging Deprivation of Right of Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Must Seek Habeas Relief

  • Shelton v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole Jones, (Jones Federal & Appellate, LLC), Douglasvile, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth Dalia Racine, Aimee F. Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney’s Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0935

    Defense Counsel Not Ineffective For Failing to Seek Mental Health Evaluation of Defendant's Criminal Responsibility at Time of Crime