• Dunn v. Dunn

    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Mammola, (Cordell & Cordell), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Stagg, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1776

    Evidence of Spouse's "Concern" Too Vague to Support Finding That Other Spouse Committed Assault or Battery on Children

  • The State v. Petty

    Publication Date: 2022-03-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamie Inagawa, Joseph Myers, William Carter, (Fayette County Solicitor's Office Office of the Fayette County Solicitor-General), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Ballard, (Ballard Law Office, LLC), Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1711

    Court dismisses an appeal of a trial court ruling on admission of certain evidence because it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal

  • Walker v. Richmond et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Timmons, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, Jon David Huffman, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Welch, (Eric N. Welch PC), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1277

    Court sets aside a default judgment in a property dispute case because the order on a petition for declaratory judgment was entered on an impermissible advisory basis

  • Beckman v. Beckman

    Publication Date: 2022-03-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Claridge, (Claridge Law Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Tisdale, (Tisdale Law Firm), Evans, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1575

    Court vacated order that modified a visitation restriction to prohibit all contact between a father's new wife and his son because no evidence supports that restriction

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erik Smith, (Jenkins Correctional Facility), Millen, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louie Fraser, Leslie Ray, (Assistant District Attonrey Dublin Judicial Circuit), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0181

    Trial Court Failed to Apply Correct Legal Analysis in Weighing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims

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  • Labbee v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte Davis, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oliver Browning, (District Attorney), Cedartown, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0246

    Court affirms denial of defendant's plea in bar based on his constitutional right to a speedy trial

  • McNeil v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Devin Rafus, (Arora Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Parrish, Marietta, John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1600

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop because the officer unreasonably prolonged the stop without reasonable suspicion

  • Clemmons v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney’s Office), Fayetteville, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0782

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and related crimes over defendant's contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Bien-Aime v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, Samuel D’entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office Cobb County Courthouse), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1014

    Officer Witnessing a Suspect Fitting a Pattern of Criminal Behavior in a High Crime Area Is Not Sufficient to Provide Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion to Detain the Suspect

  • LG Chem, Ltd. v. Lemmerman

    Publication Date: 2021-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Freed, Charles Reed, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dylan Hooper, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, Harris Yegelwel, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta, PPLC), Savannah, Thomas Seider, Celene Humphries, (Brannock Humphries & Berman), Tampa, for appellee; Homer Phillips, (The Phillips Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1029

    Court affirms denial of out-of-state defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that defendant had sufficient contacts with the State