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  • Herrington v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Persse, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Higgins, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, Benjamin Gephardt, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Kingsland, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0283

    Court affirms hit-and-run convictions and rejects defendant's argument that trial court erred by failing to give a jury charge on exemption from hit-and-run liability

  • Claybrooks v. Claybrooks

    Publication Date: 2022-06-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melanie Prehodka, (Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0413

    Court affirms a finding of willful contempt for failure to pay child support but vacates awards of attorney fees and interest

  • Hise v. Bordeaux

    Publication Date: 2022-06-30
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, (John Monroe Law, P.C.), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Barrow, (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Savannah, Jennifer Davenport, (Chatham County Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0103

    Court affirms dismissal of an individual's action for money damages against a probate judge who refused to issue a Georgia weapons carry license

  • The State v. Thomas et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patsy Austin-Gatson, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Brandon Delfunt, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Stacy Levy, (Stacy Levy Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, Daniel Ortiz, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Robert Booker, (Law Office of Robert L. Booker PC), Lawrenceville, G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0264

    Court affirms exclusion of a defendant's conviction of prior gang activity against other defendants in joint trials, but not against that defendant himself

  • Wealthmore Properties, LLC v. Cheeto Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-06-30
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert Mitchell, (Albert A. Mitchell, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Grodzicki, (Winter Capriola Zenner LLC), Atlanta, Shawn McKenzie, (Campbell & Brannon LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Shameka Clair, (The Clair Firm, LLC), Atlanta, David Basil, Carrollton.
    Case Number: A22A0291

    Court affirms summary judgment for defendant in a matter where plaintiff attempted to unwind a tax sale redemption, finding that plaintiff's attorney had settlement authority

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  • Bowman v. Rouse

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacquelyn Luther, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barbara Evans, (Bre Law, LLC), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0380

    Court affirms modification of child support and parenting order, but vacates arrearages calculation and remands for further consideration,.

  • Harmon v. Progressive Premier Insurance Company of Illinois

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey, (Massey & Sharry, LLP), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: Trenton Edwards, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Lift, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0695

    Appellant's Failure to Comply With Interlocutory Appeal Procedures Deprived Court of Appeals of Jurisdiction

  • Smith et al. v. Millsap et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Halsey Knapp, (Krevolin Horst, Inc.), Atlanta, Kathryn Whitlock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Stephen Rothring, Charles Foster, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Tate, Robert Thomas, Tyler Dillard, Jaletta Smith, (Andersen Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for appellee; Jason Beach, Eric Taylor, Laura Wagner, (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Kalb, (Barnes & Thornburg, LLP), Atlanta, Gerald Davidson, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0429

    Trial Court Order Cancelling Attorney's Lien Prior to Final Judgment Was Not Immediately Appealable

  • Aaron v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah Timmers, (Atorney & Counsellor at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0511

    Trial Court Followed Required Process in Determining That Originally-Submitted Transcript Was Non Incomplete

  • The State v. Stanford

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Paul Howard, Stephany Luttrell, Juliana Sleeper, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Marks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0879

    Court strikes void sentence and remands for trial court's exercise of discretion to resentence a recidivist burglar or to strike a suspended portion of his original sentence