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  • Leslie v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Brandenburg, Leigh Schrope, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Atlanta, Marcia Shein, (Law Office of Marcia G. Shein, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Leonard, Sean Garrett, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0556

    Court affirms defendant's kidnapping and armed robbery convictions over multiple contentions of error

  • Wilson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Jennifer Scalia, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0405

    Evidence Supports Theft by Taking Conviction; Defendant Waived any Error in Trial Court's Decision to Address Restitution at Sentencing Hearing

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, Sidney Landreau, (Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0498

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Declining to Strike Member of the Jury Pool; Prospective Juror Was DA's Wife, But There Was No Possible Bias Found

  • Maynard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Imani Carter, (Western Circuit Public Defender Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Mauldin, Alex Cidado, (Athens Clarke County District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0460

    Jury Was Authorized to Find Defendant Guilty of Making Harassing Communications, Stalking, and Criminal Trespass

  • Clarke v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, 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, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0258

    Any Error in Admitting Hearsay Evidence Regarding Defendant's Earlier Threat to Kill His Wife Was Harmless

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  • Evans v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Lee Copeland, (Rouse & Copeland, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Sandra Dutton, John Thomas Durden, Jr., (Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0007

    Defendant Convicted of Murder Failed to Show Trial Court's Error in Denying Motion for a New Trial; Statements and Consent Given to Police Were Admissible

  • Carter v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford, (Crawford & Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Natalie Spires Paine, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0022

    There Is No Reversible Error in Trial Court's Admission Into Evidence Certain Hearsay Statements; Malice Murder Conviction Affirmed

  • Dawson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica A. Seares, (Atlanta Circuit Public Defender's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Marc A. Mallon, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0217

    Defendant's Pretrial Admissions in Police Interview Were Not Coerced by Offer of Future Benefit

  • Rosser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft, III, (Office of the Public Defender), McDonough, 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, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0103

    Curative Jury Instruction Was Sufficient to Protect Defendant From Prejudice Arising From Inadmissible Hearsay Testimony

  • Styles v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith, (Conger & Smith, LLC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Min-soo Youn, (Department of Law), Atlanta, J. David Miller, Michelle Thomas Harrison, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0236

    Evidence Supported Witness's Identification of Defendant's Voice in Phone Conversation