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  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Copeland, (Rouse + Copeland LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joe Skeens, Billy Nelson, (Office of the District Attorney for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit), Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0459

    Court affirms conviction for child molestation over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and contentions of error in not giving a certain jury instruction on a. lesser included offense

  • Stewartson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Jason Rea, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0166

    Court affirms convictions for voluntary manslaughter and firearm possession over defendant's challenges to a jury instruction on mutual combat and contentions of constitutional rights violations

  • Farmer v. Farmer

    Publication Date: 2024-04-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1302

    Court reverses summary judgment order and rules that an oral promise to convey a life estate in real estate may be enforceable under specific circumstances

  • Massey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bradley, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender's Office), Milledgeville, Brian Cathey, (Brian Cathey Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, Jeff Burks, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Madison, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0008

    Court affirms burglary conviction over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence, which showed defendant's attempt to unlawfully enter a residence

  • Creamer et al. v. Manley

    Publication Date: 2024-04-24
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Adams, Jared Roberts, (Attorney at Law), Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Tanner, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0111

    Court confirms validity of will and rejects caveators' claims of testator's lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence by named beneficiary

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  • Edwards et al. v. Dixon et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-04
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Pippenger, (Puryear Law Group PLLC), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Archibald Farrar, Catherine Jackson, (Farrar & Corbin PC), Summerville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1586

    Court reverses summary judgment order that favored sellers in a dispute over a real estate purchase option agreement, finding that there was valid and adequate consideration for the agreement

  • Naik v. Hyde Park Homes, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Udai Singh, (Attorney At Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Morton, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1206

    Court affirms summary judgment for a home builder in a dispute over the builder's retention of a nonrefundable deposit in a property assignment agreement

  • Williams v. Kasulka Properties, LP et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, Ashley Cameron, Lindsay Simmons, (Dozier Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Anderson, (Attorney at Law), Macon, Callie Bryan, (Jones Cork & Miller, LLP), Macon, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Kevin Wangerin, (Bullard, Wangerin, & Corbett, LLP), Macon, Cody McCollum, (Vernis & Bowling of Atlanta LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Del Campo, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A1528

    Court affirms summary judgment for a landlord and property managers in premises liability case, finding that the landlord under OCGA § 44-7-14 and that the managers also owed no legal duty

  • Myers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-03-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Wosnik Law LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bobby Christine, Kevin Majeska, (Columbia Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Evans, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1319

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for interference with custody and corrects sentencing error to delete requirement that defendant register as a sex offender

  • Newton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-03-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin, (Conklin Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, Cliff Head, Rachel Ashe, (Cherokee County Solicitor Generals Office), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1768

    Court affirms convictions in a domestic violence case over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and an incorrect jury charge