• Medina-Hernandez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jarett Sliz, (Sliz/Bramblett and Associates), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Norris Lewis, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0102

    Court reverses denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a residence because search warrant did not show probable cause, but affirms as to evidence found in a vehicle

  • Jordan v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Wayne Sheppard, (The Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Ruth M. Pawlak, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0171

    Admission of Photographs Did Not Fall Within Definition of Hearsay

  • Wynn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Lynn Tyo, (Clayton County Public Defender's Office), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Juliana Sleeper, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0103

    Trial Court Did Not Plainly Err in Admitting Impeachment Testimony Made During Cross-Examination

  • The State v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2022-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jefferson Adams, Deborah Gonzalez, Robert Schollmeyer, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Ignatius, (Law Office of Ryan Ignatius, LLC), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0522

    Court reverses order finding that a traffic stop was unlawful, vacates order that found insufficient probable cause for a warrantless search, and remands for further proceedings

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Richard Caplan, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0463

    Court affirms in part convictions for rape and aggravated assault but remands for findings on admissibility of defendant's prior felony convictions

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  • Hounkpatin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Richard Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Emily Rebecca Polk, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0564

    Trial Court Properly Admitted Evidence That Defendant Assaulted Child Victim and Siblings Prior to Victim's Death

  • Washington v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Carter Armond, (The Armond Firm, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0322

    Trial Counsel Not Ineffective For Failing to Object to Detective's Testimony, Surveillance Recordings, and Jury Instructions

  • Beaubrun v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0215

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated child molestation and other crimes over defendant's charges of trial court error in admitting certain testimony

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: S22A0251

    Witness's In-Court Identification of Defendant Was Not Tainted by Pretrial Identification Procedure

  • Dickey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    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, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0165

    Evidence of Defendant's presence and conduct with other perpetrators before and during crimes supported murder conviction