Hall v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-18Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Chief Judge MercierAttorneys:For plaintiff: Lee Fitzpatrick, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, for appellant.For defendant: Fani Willis, Mario Kladis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0568
Court affirms convictions for aggravated assault and related offenses, rejecting challenges to sufficiency of evidence sufficiency and admission of text messages as hearsay
Frey et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Publication Date: 2024-06-17Practice Area:Insurance Litigation
Industry:Insurance
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge BarnesAttorneys:For plaintiff: Michael Ford, (Ford & Josey, P. C.), Gainesville, for appellant.For defendant: Colin Kelly, Timia Skelton, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0284
Court affirms judgment on the pleadings for Nationwide, determining that it was not liable for auto accident damages and wrongful death under a CGL policy that excluded accident coverage
Cabrera-Zamarripa v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-17Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge BarnesAttorneys:For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.Case number: A24A0523
Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and related offenses, rejecting defendant's challenges to stipulations and jury instructions
Chaney v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-13Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge DoyleAttorneys:For plaintiff: David Walker, Macon, for appellant.For defendant: Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Leslie Tilson, Jessica Haygood, (Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Forsyth, for appellee.Case number: A24A0438
Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds given the COVID-19 tolling that extended all speedy trial periods
Gray v. State
Publication Date: 2024-06-12Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice McMillianAttorneys:For plaintiff: Gerard Bradley Kleinrock, (Office of the Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Sarah Jane Thomas, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Harry Steven Ruth, Lenny I. Krick, Shannon Elysia Hodder, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.Case number: S24A0570
Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's claim that the trial court should have issued a self-defense jury instruction because of an attempt to prevent a felony
Feder v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-12Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice BethelAttorneys:For plaintiff: David Edward Clark, (Clarke & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.Case number: S24A0528
Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to inconsistent jury verdicts and claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel
Jackson v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-11Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice WarrenAttorneys:For plaintiff: Robert Lawrence Persse, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jessua Calhoun Hornsby, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Valdosta, for appellee.Case number: S24A0382
Court affirms convictions for felony murder and a firearms offense over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance where his trial counsel did not challenge the prosecutor's closing remarks
Mayo v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-07Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice ColvinAttorneys:For plaintiff: John R. Monroe, (John Monroe Law, PC), Dawsonville, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Jeffrey Langley, Kelly Renae Holloway, (Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Blairsville, for appellee.Case number: S24A0094
Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes and rejects defendant's challenge to alleged inconsistency of jury instructions and jury form, and contentions of procedural error
Garrison v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-06Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge MarkleAttorneys:For plaintiff: Jad Johnson, Victor Aloisio, (Office of the Public Defender, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit), Lafayette, for appellant.For defendant: Clayton Fuller, John Franklin, (Lookout Mountain Circuit District Attorney’s Office), LaFayette, for appellee.Case number: A24A0010
Court affirms convictions for drug possession and trafficking and rejected defendant's claims of improper exclusion of evidence and ineffective assistance of trial counsel
C.T.M. v. J.W.
Publication Date: 2024-06-04Practice Area:Constitutional Law
Industry:Court: Supreme Court, ColumbiaJudge: Justice Richard MottAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 21913-2024
Statute Granting Risk Protection Order Does Not Violate Constitutional Rights
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