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  • Agee v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce Steven Harvey, (Law Offices of Bruce S. Harvey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Layla Hinton Zon, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office) Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0726

    Trial Court Erred in Ruling That Deceased Witness' Statements to Law Enforcement Were Admissible; Forfeiture-by-Wrongdoing Exception Does Not Apply to Defendant's Late Husband

  • Hood v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Ruth Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office) Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0725

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Ruling That Other-Acts Evidence Was Relevant to Felony Murder Defendant's Intent

  • Reyes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Smith, (The Smith Group, Attorneys at Law), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (District Attorney), Tifton, for appellee. Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1445

    Court affirms defendant's convictions for child molestation and sexual battery over his contentions of insufficiency of evidence and trial court error

  • Cross v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew P. Cavedon, H. Bradford Morris, Jr., (Northeastern Circuit Public Defender's Office), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Lee Darragh, (Hall County District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, Wanda Lynn Vance, (Northeastern Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0717

    Trial Court's Record-Reconstruction Ruling Complied With Statutory Requirements

  • Styles v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Earle Johnston Duncan, (Attorney at Law), Darien, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Leslie Anna Coots, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Michelle Thomas Harrison, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0668

    No Error in Trial Court's Refusal to Instruct Jury on Lesser-Included Robbery Charge

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  • Clark v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Faith Arndt, (Newton County Public Defender's Office), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Layla Hinton Zon, Randal Matthew McGinley, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0688

    Evidence Supported Jury's Rejection of Defendant's Claim Someone Else Shot Victim

  • Riley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A20A1376

    Court affirms convictions for possession of tools to commit a crime and forgery over defendant's contentions of evidentiary error

  • Lee v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2020-08-21
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Atkinson, Bradley Wolff, Eleanor Jolley, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Alford, Nathan Cronic, (Willis McKenzie LLP), LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0739

    Trial Court Must Reconsider its Decision to Exclude a Witness Who Was Not Timely Identified in Compliance With a Pretrial Scheduling Order

  • Summers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Ray, (Grisham & Poole, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0336

    Court affirms restitution order against defendant convicted of burglary over her objections to the sufficiency of the evidence of the value of the stolen goods

  • Martinez-Arias v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Cavedon, (Northeastern Circuit Public Defender's Office), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, Nejc of GA Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Gainesville, Anna Fowler, (Hall County District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1080

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Admitting Testimony From Child Molestation Victim's School Counselor; Testimony Was Admissible as Lay Opinion Evidence