• Global Payments, Inc. v. InComm Financial Services, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Business Torts
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Jason Rosenwasser, Benjamin Williams Thorpe, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew McCampbell Gibson, Daniel P. Hendrix, (The Finley Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Judson Herben Turner, Mark David Johnson, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin, P.C.), Brunswick, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S19G1000

    Debit/Credit Card Company Fails to State a Claim for Negligent Misrepresentation Against Payment Technology Company

  • Dixon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Tasha Monique Mosley, Jeffrey Michael Hawkins, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0857

    Police Expert's Testimony Supported Finding That Defendant Was Associated With Subset of Known Criminal Street Gang

  • Carson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Viveca Burns Famber, (Viveca R. Famber Powell, Attorney at Law), Austell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0288

    Severance Not Necessary For Charges That Were Not Joined Solely Because of Same or Similar Character

  • Clarke v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    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

  • Whitehead v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David T. Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Katherine DeRosa Emerson, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Margaret Ellen Heap, Abigail Beth Long, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0171

    District Attorney's Mere Presence on Venire Did Not Affect Integrity of Jury Selection Process

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  • 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

  • Mills v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Michael McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Ryan Reese Leonard, Samantha J Newman, Aimee F. Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0364

    Trial Court Erred in Excusing Holdout Juror Without Sufficient Inquiry or Good Cause

  • Hatney v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ian Bucy, (Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bradfield M. Shealy, Michelle Thomas Harrison, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for other party.

    Case Number: S20A0202

    Court affirms felony murder conviction because evidence contradicted the possibility of a voluntary manslaughter conviction

  • McGarity v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Brown Dillon, (Brown & Gill, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0104

    Evidence of Defendant's Past Drug History Was Inextricably Intertwined With Other Evidence Supporting Murder Charge

  • Wilson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Mitchell Harrison, (Oconee Circuit Public Defender Oconee Cirucit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Timothy Grady Vaughn, Keely Kight Pitts, (Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0027

    Court affirms defendant's conviction of murdering an infant where all evidence was circumstantial