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  • Hobbs v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Waters, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rodrigo Silva, William Kendall, (District Attorney’s Office, Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1137

    Court affirms convictions for voluntary manslaughter and firearm possession over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and prosecutorial misconduct

  • Blazek v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Thomas, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lisamarie Bristol, Joseph Morales, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0949

    Court affirms trial court ruling to admit results if a breath test in a DUI case over defendant's objection that he had not freely and voluntarily consented to the test.

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Norton, (Luther-Anderson, PLLP), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chris Arnt, (Superior Court Judge LMJC), Trenton, Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1154

    Evidence of Sex Offense Convictions 16 Years Earlier Was Admissible at Trial to Prove Recent Child Molestations

  • The State v. Hillsman

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, Virginia Davis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Utrophia Robinson, (Trophy Robinson Law LLC), Hampton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0853

    State Never Agreed to Sentence Less Than Mandatory Minimum For Serious Violent Felony Conviction

  • In re Syvertson

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Stidham, (Banks, Stubbs, & McFarland), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A23A0649

    Trial Court Did Not Clearly Warn Potential Jurors Not to Discuss Case With Other Potential Jurors

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  • Hodge v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shericka Choice, (Atlantic Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office), Hinesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hugh Ridgway, Billy Nelson, (Office of the District Attorney for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit), Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1083

    Court vacates an order that revoked a defendant's probation and remands for resentencing in view of proper application of the relevant statute

  • The State v. Bowman

    Publication Date: 2023-08-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keegan Gary, (Paulding County Public Defender), Dallas, Hunter Rodgers, (J. Ryan Brown Law, LLC), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1873

    The court vacated a prior opinion and ruled that a defendant's speedy trial right was violated because a jury was not sworn under oath

  • Rush v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brock Johnson, (Johnson Law Firm LLC), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, (District Attorney), Blairsville, Blair Mahaffey, (Assistant District Attorney Lumpkin County District Attorney’s Office), Dahlonega, for appellee,
    Case Number: A23A0637

    Court affirms drug convictions over defendant's challenge to legality of a traffic stop and the prolonging of that stop, and contentions of an illegal search

  • Garrison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Sliger, (McDonald & Cody, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, Daniel Garrett, (Enotah District Attorney’s Office), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1032

    Time For Filing Amended Accusation Was Tolled by COVID-19 Judicial Emergency Orders

  • Da Silva v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin, (Conklin Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney’s Office), Fayetteville, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0922

    Defendant's Offhand Remark During Trial Testimony Placed His Character at Issue, Opening Door to Impeachment Evidence