• Robert Kyle Dougherty v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Doug Patrick Smith, (Towaliga Circuit Public Defender), Forsyth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Lang Adams, Cynthia Trimboli Adams, Dorothy Vinson Hull, (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Forsyth, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0643

    Under Recent Georgia Supreme Court Authority, Motion For Out-Of-Time Appeal Had to be Dismissed

  • Ammons v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bruce Syrop, Dustin Stephen Townsend, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0542

    Admission of Evidence Driver Refused Roadside Field Sobriety Tests Violated Constitutional Guarantees Against Compelled Self-Incrimination

  • Winslow v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Rust Knox, (Towaliga Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office), Forsyth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Lang Adams, Dorothy Vinson Hull, Leslie Ann Tilson, Carolee Reed Jordan, (Towalinga Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Forsyth, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0498

    Defendant Consented to Search of Laptop, And Consent Was Never Withdrawn

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Lee Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Shalena Cook Jones, Jennifer Leigh Parker, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0425

    Statute of Limitations Barred Prosecution For Influencing Witness

  • Massingill v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katie Borodin, Eliot Abt, (The Abt Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Natalee Staats, (Assistant District Attorney - Floyd County), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1407

    Trial Counsel Was Not Ineffective For Failing To Advise Regarding Right to Testify and Failing to Object to Impeachment Evidence

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  • Roberts v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Kay Jefferson, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0420

    Physical Evidence Found at Crime Scene Was Intrinsic to Charged Crime That Occurred Nine Days Later

  • Edgewater Hall Enterprises, LLC v. City of Canton

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bain, Douglas Flint, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Dyer, Laura Rollins, (Dyer & Rusbridge, P.C.), Canton, for appellee; Christina Ackerman, (Bank OZK), Cornelius, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1040

    Court affirms a declaration of taking for a temporary construction easement but reverses denial of motion to set aside a second declaration for a mitigation easement

  • Farid et al. v. Gaskell et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacque Hawk, (The Hawk Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Zachary Matthews, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP), Alpharetta, Daniel Kingsley, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Alexander McDonald, (Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0899

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an uninsured motorist insurance carrier because injured party failed to exhaust remedies against other insurers

  • Hill v. Kemp

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Tucker, (Tucker & Associates Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, Alan Parker, (Alan Parker Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Jacobs, Christopher Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Andrew Dearing, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1113

    Court affirms denial of a suspended sheriff's petition for a writ of mandamus for to require his reinstatement

  • Giddens v. Metropower, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Maki, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Sippel, Mark Edwards, (McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0923

    Court reverses summary judgment for a defendant where defendant did not conclusively show that injured plaintiff assumed risk of or contributed to his injuries