The Court of Appeals of Georgia dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that a motion challenging the sufficiency of an indictment after a guilty plea is not a proper void-sentence claim and cannot support a direct appeal.
The Georgia Court of Appeals partially reversed a child custody modification order, holding that the trial court could not alter legal custody — including decision-making authority over religion and extracurricular activities — after expressly finding no material change in circumstances, while affirming changes to parenting time.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress, holding that exigent circumstances justified the warrantless seizure of a computer suspected of containing child sexual exploitation material where the defendant repeatedly entered and exited his room under the guise of searching for a hard drive.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the transfer of a juvenile murder case to juvenile court, holding that the State’s ex parte 90-day extension of the 180-day indictment deadline under OCGA section 17-7-50.1(a) was invalid because the State failed to provide notice, hold a hearing, or demonstrate good cause as the statute requires.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed armed robbery convictions, holding that a witness’s text messages to law enforcement were admissible as identification statements, booking photos showing tattoos were properly admitted to prove identity, and trial counsel was not ineffective.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a personal injury action against the City of Atlanta, holding that sending an ante litem notice to the correct street address but the wrong suite number did not substantially comply with OCGA section 36-33-5(f).
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed summary judgment in a 35-year-old family deed dispute, holding that a deed signed by someone other than the named maker, with no indication of representative capacity, was facially invalid and that laches did not bar the claim of the party in peaceable possession.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia vacated a permanent injunction against unpermitted septage disposal, finding regulatory gaps in the EPD’s permitting framework and directing the trial court to address nondelegation concerns on remand.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed the trial court’s grant of a new trial in an asbestos-talc ovarian cancer case against Johnson & Johnson, holding that conflicting expert testimony on causation prevented the evidence from ‘absolutely demanding’ the defense verdict.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed a $281,000 attorney fee award against a minority LLC member who pursued a derivative action without reading the operating agreement, but vacated fees awarded to individual defendants because the trial court failed to distinguish between frivolous and meritorious claims.