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  • Reeves v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Z Brown, (The Moore Brown Law Group, P.C.), Marietta, Genevieve Holmes, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A1005

    Defendant Failed to Show Critical Issues Were Discussed in Bench Conference Held Outside of His Presence

  • 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

  • Watson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
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    Case Number: A20A1165

    Defendant Did Not Credibly Establish He Was Unaware of Fourth Amendment Waiver in Bond Order

  • Finnissee v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen Strang, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bradfield M. Shealy, Michelle Thomas Harrison, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0966

    Trial Counsel's Decision Not to Request Jury Instruction on Lesser Offense of Voluntary Manslaughter Was Strategically Sound

  • Heyward v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-03
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Jones Walker, (Eastern Judicial Circuit Office of the Public Defender), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Matthew Breedon, Margaret Ellen Heap, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0946

    Trial Counsel's Failure to Introduce Equivocal Evidence Supporting Self-Defense Theory Did Not Establish Ineffective Representation

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  • The State v. Hinton

    Publication Date: 2020-09-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Juliana Sleeper, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Wendy Young, (Law Offices Ow Deborah W. Young, LLC.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0648

    Court affirms order suppressing recordings of a defendant's interviews that were made after the defendant invoked his right to remain silent

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-28
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S20A0721

    Defendant Claiming Batson Jury Selection Error Failed to Show Prosecution Acted With Discriminatory Intent

  • The State v. Hines et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karl Cooke, (District Attorney), Macon, David Rhoden, (Assistant District Attorney), McDonough, Shelley Milton, (District Attorney's Office, Macon Judicial Circuit), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, Clinton Wheeler, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0950

    Trial court did not err when it barred the admissibility of a witness recording when the defendants had no meaningful opportunity to cross-examine that witness.

  • Crider v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyette Holmes, Amelia Pray, D. Reynolds, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0527

    Sound Tactical Reasons Supported Trial Counsel's Decision Not to Press Self-Defense Claim

  • Allison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jana Jacobson, (Public Defender Northern Judicial Circuit), Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney's Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0552

    No Error in Admission of Child Forensic Examiner's Interview Of Child Molestation Victim