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Strickland v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-07 Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Presiding Judge Miller Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hewitt, (Appellate Attorney GPDC), Savannah, for appellant. For defendant: Charles Higgins, (District Attorney’s Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, Benjamin Gephardt, (District Attorney’s Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Kingsland, Rome, for appellee. Case number: A24A0344
Court affirms child molestation convictions and rejects defendant's due process claim that was based on a 20-year delay and his contentions of insufficient evidence
City of Canton v. Brandreth Holdings, LLC et al.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03 Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Judge Brown Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Dyer, Laura Rollins, (Dyer & Rusbridge, P.C.), Canton, for appellant. For defendant: Michael Bain, Douglas Flint, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellee. Case number: A24A0019
Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss in an inverse condemnation case against the City, which had argued to dismiss the case due to a failure to adhere to ante litem notice requirements
Cochran v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-02 Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Judge Brown Attorneys: For plaintiff: Greg Willis, Casey Cleaver, Jessica Jones, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant. For defendant: Sonya Chachere-Compton, William Smith, (Douglas County Solicitor General’s Office), Douglasville, for appellee. Case number: A24A0013
Court reverses dismissal of defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a DUI case, finding that the motion adequately detailed assertions that a traffic stop was pretextual and lacked probable cause
Drucker v. Morgan et al.
Publication Date: 2024-05-01 Practice Area: Premises Liability
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Chief Judge Mercier Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Brooks, (Brooks Law Firm), Savannah, Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, for appellant. For defendant: Gregory Mast, Christopher Lee, (Fields Howell LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Case number: A24A0593
Court affirms summary judgment for certain entities in a premises liability claim but reverses dismissal of claims against a rental property's owner due to unresolved questions of fact
Premier Petroleum, Inc. v. Heer, Inc. et al.
Publication Date: 2024-04-26 Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale |
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, John McGoldrick, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Macon, Timothy Walls, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant. For defendant: Michael Cooper, Kenneth Barton, Kareem Kashlan, (Cooper, Barton & Cooper, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Case number: A23A1432
Court affirms ruling that a gasoline supply contract was void and unenforceable due to procedural and substantive unconscionability of its terms, which unduly favored the supplier
Boone v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-04-26 Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Judge Pipkin Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Roswell, for appellant. For defendant: Leigh Patterson, (District Attorney), Rome, Ashley Cox, Rome, for appellee. Case number: A23A1610
Court affirms convictions for attempted child molestation, trafficking for sexual servitude, and computer pornography, but reverses convictions for obscene contact and attempted exploitation
Kennedy v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-04-25 Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Judge Pipkin Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brett Adams, (Ellis C. Smith, Attorney at Law), LaGrange, for appellant. For defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, John Winne, (Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office ), Lagrange, for appellee. Case number: A23A1412
Court affirms convictions for firearm possession and other crimes over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence, improper denial of a motion to suppress, and wrongful seizure of evidence
Massey v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-04-24 Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bradley, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender's Office), Milledgeville, Brian Cathey, (Brian Cathey Law), Athens, for appellant. For defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, Jeff Burks, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Madison, for appellee. Case number: A24A0008
Court affirms burglary conviction over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence, which showed defendant's attempt to unlawfully enter a residence
Fun Spot America of Atlanta, Inc. v. Johnson
Publication Date: 2024-04-23 Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals Judge: Judge Rickman Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Strickland, Kelly Chartash, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant. For defendant: Je'Nita Lane, (The J. Lane Law Group, P.C.), Albany, for appellee. Case number: A23A1463
Court reverses denial of amusement park's motion for summary judgment in a personal injury case, finding that park patron assumed the risk of injury in a go-kart collision incident
Concerned Citizens of Forrest Hills, Inc. v. The West Side Tennis Club
Publication Date: 2024-04-23 Practice Area: Mass Torts
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Court: Supreme Court, Queens Judge: Justice Robert I. Caloras Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 726173/2023
Injunction to Prevent Events at Forrest Hills Stadium Denied By Court