• Flanders v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: S20G0464

    Court vacates denial a defendant's motion to withdraw a guilty plea and remands case for consideration of her Brady claims that were filed in an amended motion

  • Davis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Detrik Lamon Davis, Nicholls, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, Dennis C. Sanders, Steven Tyler Normandia, (Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Thomson, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A1318

    Court affirms denial of a motion for an out-of-time appeal when the defendant's actions in accepting a negotiated guilty plea showed no desire to appeal

  • Clark v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eddie Clark, Trion, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cedartown, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A1151

    Court vacates trial court's dismissal of murder defendant's motion for an out-of-time and remands case for an evidentiary hearing

  • Bonner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Veronica Evette Brinson, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Leslie Anna Coots, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A1146

    Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Deny on Merits Untimely Filed Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea

  • Casey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S20A1105

    Trial Court Failed to Exercise its "Thirteenth-Juror" Discretion to Review General Grounds In Deciding Whether to Grant New Trial

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  • Oladunni v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ibrahim Oladunni, (Wilcox State Prison), Abbeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Paul Howard, (District Attorney), Atlanta, Paula Smith, Juliana Sleeper, Lyndsey Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1274

    Court dismisses notices of appeal due to lack of jurisdiction because defendant's motion in arrest of judgment was still pending.

  • Adams v. Neykov

    Publication Date: 2020-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred Bentley, Jamie Wingler, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mason Rountree, (Rountree Law Firm), Dallas, for appellee. W. Stillwell, (Brooks Stillwell LLC), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1217

    Court affirms mandamus order requiring a municipal court clerk to execute and file a supersedeas bond in an appeal of a quasi-criminal conviction for nuisance

  • Dessalines v. Department of Human Services

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Jaffe, Ryan Castellon, (Jaffe Family Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Laurie Brown, (McCallum & Associates LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1006

    Court reverses dismissal of petition challenging inclusion of defendant's name on child abuse registry, finding that she effected proper service of her petition

  • Hardeman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1434

    Appellant Failed to Show He Suffered Prejudice From 16-Year-Delay in Resolving Criminal Appeal

  • Massengille v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Alcovy Circuit Public Defender), Monroe, Jeffrey Jackson, (Walton County Public Defender), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, Tara Latimer, (Walton County DA's Office), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1161

    Court rejects defendant's double jeopardy contention because he was unable to show the extent of a prosecutor's knowledge in the first proceeding