• Neal v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Palmer, (Middle Judicial Circuit Public Defender), Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Altman, John Fitzner, (District Attorney's Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Swainsboro, Jessica Wilson, (District Attorney's Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Lyons, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1256

    Court affirms defendant's child molestation convictions over challenges to admission of evidence of his silence as an adoptive admission to the crime.

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Clegg, (Thomas Clegg, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marlene Zekser, Daniel Porter, Samuel D'entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0094

    Court affirms aggravated assault and other convictions over defendant's multiple contentions of error and denial of rights

  • McLaws v. Drew

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca McLaws, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Crystal Wright, (Crystal Wright Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Justin Chin, (Georgia Christian Legal Clinic), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A0695

    Party Failed to Show Opponent's Motion For New Trial Lacked Substantial Justification

  • Newsome v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John McClellan, Leigh Patterson, (Assistant District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0276

    Court reverses theft conviction because no evidence showed that defendant knew that a certain item was stolen, but affirms defendant's armed robbery conviction

  • The Rainmaker Group Ventures, LLC v. Bellack

    Publication Date: 2020-05-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting | Software
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Horst, Christopher Adams, Joshua McLaurin, (Krevolin & Horst, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cammi Jones, (FisherBroyles LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1093

    Under Delaware Law, Implied Good Faith Covenant Could Not Be Invoked to Override Express Provisions in Contract

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  • Evans et al. v. Rockdale Hospital, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-05-19
    Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, James Wilson, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sharonda Boyce, Daniel Huff, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Heather McGrotty, (Weathington Mgrew PC), Atlanta, Paul Weathin, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A18A0233

    Court vacates and remands zero damages award in medical malpractice case for determination of whether the verdict was void as inconsistent

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, Lindsay Gardner, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee

    Case Number: A20A0686

    Trial Counsel Did Not Render Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Object to Testimony From Witnesses That Defendant Physically Abused Rape Victim's Mother

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, Lindsay Gardner, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee

    Case Number: A20A0686

    Trial Counsel Did Not Render Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Object to Testimony From Witnesses That Defendant Physically Abused Rape Victim's Mother

  • Samnick v. Goodman

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Miles Rich, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amy Waggoner, (Waggoner Hastings, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0562

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Finding That Attorney's Prior Representation of Wife in Divorce Proceedings Disqualified Him From Representing Husband

  • Anderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Javories Anderson, (Ware State Prison), Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bradley, (District Attorney, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit), Milledgeville, Jeff Burks, (District Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Madison, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1971

    Appellant Did Not Have a Full and Fair Opportunity to Pursue His Motion for an Out-of-Time Appeal Before the Trial Court