The Radiology Group, LLC v. Marks
Publication Date: 2024-05-31Practice Area:Civil Procedure
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge McFaddenAttorneys:For plaintiff: Angelo Merolla, (Merolla & Gold, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Craig Allen, (Spears Moore Rebman & Williams), Chattanooga, for appellee.Case number: A24A0139
Court reverses default judgment against defendant due to plaintiff's late filing of service proof, which delay extended defendant's response time
MCCloud v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-30Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge McFaddenAttorneys:For plaintiff: David West, (David West & Associates), Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia Brooks, Winder, James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, Hannah McLear, (Barrow County Da’s Office), Winder, for appellee.Case number: A24A0126
Court affirms child abuse convictions and rejects defendant's challenges to circumstantial evidence and trial procedures, admission of certain evidence, and claims of ineffective assistance
Ward v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-29Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice LaGruaAttorneys:For plaintiff: Katherine Morgan Mason, (Law Office of the Public Defender), Augusta, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.Case number: S24A0352
Court affirms murder conviction over defendant's challenge to trial court's refusal to charge jury on voluntary manslaughter, denial of directed verdict and ineffective assistance of counsel
Powell v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-28Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice LaGruaAttorneys:For plaintiff: Thomas A. Withers, Sr., (Withers Law Firm PC), Savannah, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Charles Keith Higgins, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Brunswick, Joseph Kenneth Mulholland, Moruf O. Oseni, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.Case number: S24A0239
Court reverses denial of general demurrer to indictments of former police officers for oath violations in a cased related to potential Brady violations and failures to investigate misconduct
Huber v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-28Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice McMillianAttorneys:For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Cheryl Banks Hightower, Louie Craig Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dublin, for appellee.Case number: S24A0170
Court affirms felony murder conviction over defendant's challenges to evidence and sufficiency of evidence, and ineffective assistance, where defendant was not the direct executor of the crime
Pittman v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-24Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Chief Justice BoggsAttorneys:For plaintiff: David D. Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Cedartown, for appellee.Case number: S24A0013
Court affirms murder and arson convictions over defendant's multiple procedural challenges regarding evidence, alleged impartiality of District Attorney, and denial of a mistrial
Hewett v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-05-23Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge DillardAttorneys:For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Dorothy Hull, (Assistant District Attorney), Forsyth, for appellee.Case number: A24A0157
Court affirms child molestation and sexual battery convictions over defendant's challenges regarding sufficiency of evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and other errors
The State v. Jones
Publication Date: 2024-05-21Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge BrownAttorneys:For plaintiff: N/aFor defendant: N/aCase number: A24A0328
Court affirms suppression of DUI evidence due to unreasonable prolongation of traffic stop, and vacates and remands a ruling on probable cause
Attorney Maris J. Weiner of Williams Family Law recently participated in a panel discussion for the Bucks County Bar Association on "Truths and Myths of Family Law Arbitration." Weiner co-presented with attorneys Carolyn Zack and Rochelle Grossman.
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"They have every right to be judged by their accomplishments, not blacklisted based on what institution they may happen to attend," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III stated via email.
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