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  • Sambou v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyette Holmes, Marietta, John Edwards, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Lindsay Raynor, (Douglas County Solicitor General's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1764

    Court affirms convictions for identity fraud and forgery over defendant's contentions of trial court error and challenges to admission of evidence.

  • Rios v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Stephen Fern, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1999

    Court affirms drug trafficking convictions entered on an Alford plea and rejects defendant's arguments that the plea was not knowingly and voluntarily made

  • Caroline Maki et al. v. Real Estate Expert Advisors Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-05
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc Hershovitz, (Marc B. Herhsovitz, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mr. Jeffrey Barnes, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2121

    Trial Court Neglected to Provide Jury With 'Likelihood-of-Confusion' Analysis Necessary to Reach Verdict in Trade Name Case

  • Terry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Solo Practicioner), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, Bryce Johnson, (Solicitor General), Sylvester, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1627

    Court reverses conviction for Controlled Substance Act violation because trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized in a traffic stop

  • SDM Investments Group, LLC, et al. v. HBN Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Downs, (Downs Law, LLC), Atlanta, John Dennehy, (Dennehy Law), Nashua, for appellant.
    for defendant: Travis Hargrove, (The Finley Firm), Columbus, MaryBeth Gibson, (The Finley Firm), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1775

    Appellants' Unreasonable and Unexcused Failure to Timely File Trial Transcript Warranted Dismissal of Appeal

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  • Roundtree v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Thomas, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle Harrison, Bradfield Shealy, (Southern Judicial Cir. District Atty Ofc), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2067

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for possession of cocaine but reverses conviction for possession of a controlled substance due to insufficient evidence

  • Wall v. James

    Publication Date: 2021-02-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa West, (The West Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shatorree Bates, (Bates Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2058

    Court reverses contempt ruling on a father's counterclaim that was filed in response to a mother's petition for modification of visitation rights in a parenting plan

  • Premier Paving GP, Inc. et al. v. IOU Central, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Class Actions | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shimshon Wexler, (The Law Offices of Shimshon Wexler, PC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeff Joyce, (Joyce Childers LLP), Atlanta, Paul Wersant, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A20A1867

    Trial Court Erred in Dismissing Class Action Claim on Merits Without First Considering Whether Class-Action Requirements Were Met

  • State of Georgia v. Crowder

    Publication Date: 2020-12-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney's Office), Fayetteville, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tasha Mosley, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, Charles Brooks, Yolanda McKenney, (Office of the Solicitor General of Clayton County), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jimmy Berry, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Glenn Loewenthal, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee. Lisa Wells, (Office of the District Attorney- Clayton County), Jonesboro, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A18A2113

    In Rem Forfeiture Complaint May Be Served By Publication When Interest Holder Resides Out of State

  • Stubbs Oil Company, Inc. v. Price et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-19
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McDaniel, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, Ryan Kolb, (Copeland Stair Kingma & Lovell LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Groover, David Groover, (Attorney at Law), Calhoun, Terry Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Kyle Koester, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, Bobby Cook, C. Connelly, (Cook & Connelly), Summerville, for appellee. David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Roger Sumrall, (Bendin Sumarall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Stephen Michmerhuizen, Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge and Associates, P.C.), Dalton, Sean Cox, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Scott Moulton, Danny Patterson, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1377

    Shipper and its insurer were not vicariously liable in a wrongful death action against a motor carrier and its employee that were independent contractors