• Quinn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Willingham, (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Poston, (District Attorney), Dalton, Mark Higgins, (Conasauga Judicial Circuit D.A.s Office), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0130

    Court affirms conviction for distributing oxycodone over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Wilson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Jennifer Scalia, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0405

    Evidence Supports Theft by Taking Conviction; Defendant Waived any Error in Trial Court's Decision to Address Restitution at Sentencing Hearing

  • White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Armond, (The Armond Firm, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Carmichael, (Assistant District Attorney Northern Judicial Circuit (Hart County)), Hartwell, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0616

    Jury Instructions in Aggravated Battery Conviction Did Not Amount to Plain Error; Defendant Failed to Show That Trial Counsel Was Ineffective

  • Maynard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Imani Carter, (Western Circuit Public Defender Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Mauldin, Alex Cidado, (Athens Clarke County District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0460

    Jury Was Authorized to Find Defendant Guilty of Making Harassing Communications, Stalking, and Criminal Trespass

  • Bell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dorer, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Kaiser, (Groth & Makarenko), Suwanee, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0342

    Injured Motorist Who Named Tortfeasor Defendant as 'John Doe' Cannot Now Pursue Uninsured Motorist Benefits Against Insurer; Condition Precedent Not Met

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  • Brenner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Drake, (Drake and Estes Law Firm), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo, Christopher DeNeve, Brian Whiteside, (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0584

    Defendant Failed to Preserve Basis for His Objection to Testimony or Ruling That Presumably Occurred During Off-the-Record Bench Conference

  • Ferguson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Konrad Ziegler, (Lee & Ziegler, LLP), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Finnis Salmon, (Assistant District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0190

    Defendant Failed to Show That Trial Counsel Would Have Succeeded in Suppressing Evidence Had He Pursued Motion to Suppress Evidence; Underlying Warrant Was Valid

  • Torres v. City of Jonesboro

    Publication Date: 2020-05-21
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Evidence | Real Estate
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grant McBride, William White, Warren Tillery, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Winston Denmark, Leonid Felgin, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Atlanta, John O'Neal, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0731

    Waived Hearsay Evidence Was Admissible to Prove Amount of Attorney Fees Incurred in Defending Condemnation Action

  • In the Interest of J. B., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kunz, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christy Draper, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee. Jana Evans, (Attorney at Law), Dallas, for other party

    Case Number: A20A0078

    Juvenile Court's Modification Order of Visitation Rights and Child Support Must Be Reversed Since Mother Was Not Advised of Her Right to Counsel

  • Brown v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Bartels, (Atlanta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith Gammage, Kenneth Kondritzer, (Fulton County Solicitor General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2359

    Court Erred in Denying Plea in Bar That Asserted Double Jeopardy Grounds After Defendant's First Trial Ended With Judge's Sua Sponte Mistrial Declaration