• Sims v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Tristan Gillespie, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1350

    Evidence Supported Jury's Finding Defendant Forced Ex-Girlfriend Into His Car and Held Her Against Her Will While He Drove Away

  • Rutledge v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Rutledge, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louie Fraser, Peter Larsen, (Assistant District Attorney), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1086

    Probation Condition Prohibiting Convicted Child Sex Offender From Possessing Adult Pornography Was Not Unconstitutional

  • Mekoya v. Clancy et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sandra Foster, James Painter, Travis Windsor, (Brennan, Wasden, and Painter, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, Anne Moore, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Aiken, for appellee; Joseph Huff, Laurel Landon, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Augusta, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0076

    Experts' Testimony Present an Issue of Fact as to Whether Medical Complications Could Have Been Avoided if Doctor Had Properly Diagnosed Condition

  • Mcdaniel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Williams, (Western Circuit Public Defender's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Gonzalez, Victoria Goff, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0590

    Sentences Imposed for Two Counts of Child Cruelty Are Vacated and Remanded for Re-Sentencing; Trial Court Employed Improper Analysis to Answer Merger Question

  • Croyle v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Tyo, (Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry Syms, Jared Williams, Mary Watkins, (District Attorneys Office, Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0521

    Defendant Failed to Show That a Psychologist's Opinion Probably Affected Outcome of Aggravated Assault Trial

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  • Cockerham v. Cockerham

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, Garrett Nail, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell King, Collin Hatcher, (King Yaklin & Wilkins LLP), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0553

    Court vacates modified parenting order and remands for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law, and affirms award of attorney and guardian ad litem fees

  • Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors v. Technology Square, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Meredith Germain, Valerie Ross, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0204

    Court vacates and remands orders for proper findings on whether the delays by the Board of Tax Assessors were unreasonable and inexcusable

  • First Merit Credit Services v. Fairway Aviation, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Howe, Jeffrey Nickerson, (Howe & Associates), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Grimes, (Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes, McSwain & Hass, P.C.), Atlanta, Fairway Aviation, LLC, Stockbridge, Matthew Gilley, Suwanee, Patrick Gilley, Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0847

    Party Seeking to Revive Dormant Foreign Judgment Should Have Been Allowed to Argue Tolling of Limitations Period

  • Parr et al. v. Cook County School District et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-09
    Practice Area: Government | Personal Injury
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Spurlin, (Spurlin & McCorvey), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Studstill, (Studstill Firm LLP), Nashville, Patrick Dodson, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0655

    Trial Court Erred In Dismissing Personal Injury Claims Against Individual School Employees In Their Personal Capacities

  • VanVlerah V. VanVlerah

    Publication Date: 2021-06-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Long, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Beth Smith, (Smith & Smith), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0700

    Final Divorce Judgment Lacked Necessary Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law