Anderson v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-12Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice PinsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.Case number: S24A0405
Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's argument that the trial court should have issued an instruction on voluntary manslaughter and claim of ineffective assistance
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
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
Isaac v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-11Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice McMillianAttorneys:For plaintiff: Jerry W. Chappell, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, 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, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Harry Steven Ruth, Thomas L. Williams, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.Case number: S24A0014
Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court jury instruction error
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
In the Matter of James W. Davis, III.
Publication Date: 2024-06-11Practice Area:Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry:Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Per Curiam Attorneys:For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: James W. Davis, Villa Rica, for appellee.Case number: S23Y0622
Court orders disbarment of an attorney who fraudulently intercepted and misappropriated a multi-million dollar insurance payment meant for a client
Gelin v. Welch
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Family Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge MillerAttorneys:For plaintiff: Christopher McCormick, (The McCormick Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: David Conley, Stephen Steele, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellee; Darrell Caudill, (Roach Caudill & Gunn LLP), Canton, Robert Abbott, Heather Logan, (Abbott & Abbott, P.C.), Marietta, for other party.Case number: A24A0236
Court affirms custody modification and child support calculations in order that awarded retired father custody and child support, but reverses and remands for income assessment of father
Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Personal Injury
Industry:Retail
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Justice BrownAttorneys:For plaintiff: Robert Hill, (McLain & Merritt), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.For defendant: Welles Gilliland, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm), Marietta, Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0115
Court affirms $1 million nominal damages award against Walmart in a premises liability and injury case, rejecting Walmart's arguments as to excessive damages and bias
Zipperman v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge DoyleAttorneys:For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (J. Scott Key, LLC), Madison, for appellant.For defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, Cliff Head, Rachel Ashe, (Cherokee County Solicitor Generals Office), Canton, for appellee.Case number: A24A0345
Court affirms denial of a motion to modify a sentence in a family violence and drug case, and rejects defendant's arguments regarding trial court's failure to hold a hearing and exercise discretion
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