• Patterson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nyonnohweah Snami Seekie, (Seekie Law Firm), Macon for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Patrick Bibler, Anita Reynolds Howard, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0413

    Defendant Failed to Show His Trial Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance in Any of Multiple Claimed Ways

  • Talley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-29
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Virginia Lee Davis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0242

    Court Did Not Err by Admitting Hearsay Statements Murder Victim Had Made Regarding Incidents Involving Defendant Litigation: Yes

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Williams, (Western Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Gonzalez, Robert Schollmeyer, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0473

    Trial Counsel Was Not Ineffective In Representing Defendant Accused of First Degree Cruelty to Children

  • Dukes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley, (Newton County District Attorney’s Office), Covington, David Williamson, (Attorney at Law), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0258

    Trial Judge Did Not Show Bias By Offering Advice to Prosecutor Regarding Presentation of Evidence

  • Byrd v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Randall Scarborough, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0254

    Trial Court Conducted Proper Analysis in Concluding Defendant's Peremptory Jury Strikes Were Race-Based

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  • Harris v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mitchell D. Durham, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Western Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0092

    Defendant Was Prejudiced by Admission of Evidence That Was Needlessly Cumulative and Highly Prejudicial

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kaylie Brewton, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rocky Bridges, (Assistant District Attorney), Woodbine, George Barnhill, (District Attorney District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0457

    Attorney Was Constitutionally Ineffective For Failing to Move to Suppress Evidence From Vehicle Search

  • The State v. Berrien

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Flynn Broady, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Michael DeTardo, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Western Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, Charles Engelberger, (The Engelberger Law Group, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0448

    Mere Fact That Suspect Was Questioned in Limited-Access Room in Police Station Insufficient to Show He Was in Custody

  • Mullins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bradley, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender's Office), Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tammy Coffey, (District Attorney's Office Baldwin County), Milledgeville, Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0439

    Trial Counsel Not Ineffective For Failing to Seek Jury Instruction on Accident

  • Blazek v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Thomas, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Morales, (Gwinnett County Solicitor's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0576

    Police Offices Not Required to Give Miranda Advisement Before Asking Suspected Drunk Driver to Submit to Breath Test