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Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 4 de octubre de 2022
In the Matter of Trent Lee Coggins
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia aceptó la petición de un abogado de Valdosta para una suspensión de seis meses por violaciones de cuenta fiduciaria, retroactiva a cuando dejó de ejercer, y lo reincorporó de inmediato porque el período de suspensión ya había transcurrido.
Additionally, prior to the May 2016 closing, Coggins was present and overheard a telephone conversation between his client and the third party in which they discussed applying the proceeds of the sale of the four lots toward repayment of the Loan. Coggins believed that the third party would release the four lots from the security deed upon application of...
More than a year later, in June 2017, the third party contacted Coggins’s client and requested a replacement check, representing that Check No. 5016 had been dishonored by the bank due to the length of time that had elapsed since it was issued. The client told the third party that he would request a replacement check from Coggins, but the client did not do...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 4 de octubre de 2022
In the Matter of Karen Lynn Pass
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia emitió una reprimenda pública con condiciones a la abogada Karen Lynn Pass por manejar mal fondos fiduciarios de clientes y no supervisar debidamente a una empleada no abogada que robó dinero de clientes.
PER CURIAM. These two disciplinary matters are before the Court on the consolidated report submitted by the Special Master, Patrick H. Head, who recommends that this Court impose a public reprimand with conditions upon respondent Karen Lynn Pass (State Bar No. 480920) for her violations of Rules 1.15 (I) (a), 1.15 (II) (b), and 5.3 (b) of the Georgia Rules...
2 Rule 1.15 (II) (b) provides in relevant part that “[n]o personal funds shall ever be deposited in a lawyer’s trust account, except that unearned attorney’s fees may be so held until the same are earned. . . . Records on such trust accounts shall be so kept and maintained as to reflect at all times the exact balance held for each client or third person. No...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 7 de septiembre de 2022
In the Matter of Andrew Matteson
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia rechazó la solicitud de un abogado de aceptar una suspensión de tres a seis meses por el mal manejo de fondos de clientes y el abandono de casos, porque no presentó pruebas de sus afirmaciones sobre salud mental ni de que hubiera compensado a sus clientes.
In his petition, Matteson, who was admitted to the Bar in 2000, makes the following admissions unconditionally with respect to State Disciplinary Board Docket (“SDBD”) No. 7496. In exchange for a total retainer of $1,500 paid to Matteson’s law firm, Matteson represented a client in several personal and business matters over a number of years including 2017....
314 Ga. 576 FINAL COPY S22Y1093. IN THE MATTER OF ANDREW MATTESON.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 15 de febrero de 2022
Shelton v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó la condena por asesinato con malicia de James Shelton en la muerte de Manuel Palmer, rechazando los argumentos de que la evidencia era insuficiente y de que sus abogados de juicio fueron constitucionalmente deficientes por no continuar con una evaluación de responsabilidad penal.
Mary, who lived next door to Palmer, told police officers that she saw Appellant and Palmer in Palmer’s car earlier in the day. She testified that she saw the two of them moving scrap material during the day and placing the material between her house and Palmer’s mobile home. She testified that they were moving the material from Appellant’s home because...
According to Juanita, Palmer came to visit her alone at her home between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. to drop off some of the money he obtained from scrapping his car.6 She testified that Palmer told her that he was going to stop talking or associating with Appellant and that he was “giving up the partying lifestyle.” Tessa Watkins, a neighbor, testified that...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 8 de marzo de 2022
McEntyre v. Sams East, Inc
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia dictaminó que cualquiera que ayude a cargar un vehículo, no solo el conductor, tiene el deber legal de asegurar bien la carga, y puede ser demandado por negligencia si se incumple ese deber y alguien resulta herido como consecuencia.
1 In addition to the parties’ briefs and presentations at oral argument, the Court was assisted in answering the three certified questions by an amicus curiae brief from Georgians for Lawsuit Reform. mattresses became loose and fell from the bed of McCall’s truck onto a public roadway. Shortly after the mattress fell onto the road, Amanda McEntyre’s vehicle...
(b) No person shall operate or load for operation, on any public road, any vehicle with any load unless such load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent such covering or load from: (1) Becoming loose, detached, or in any manner becoming a hazard to other users of the public road[.] In considering the meaning of this statute, we must...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 8 de marzo de 2022
DOE v. SAINT JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia dictaminó que un hombre que dice que un sacerdote abusó sexualmente de él cuando era niño en la década de 1970 puede seguir con la mayoría de sus reclamos contra la Iglesia Católica, porque el plazo de dos años para demandar pudo haberse suspendido por el fraude alegado.
Likewise, Doe’s claims against the Church for failure to warn and provide adequate security on the premises require a showing that the Church knew or should have known about Father Edwards’s alleged history of sexual abuse, so that it could reasonably foresee that he presented a danger to young parishioners. See Johnson St. Properties v. Clure, 302 Ga. 51,...
7 See Piedmont Hosp., 276 Ga. at 614 (“Georgia courts have consistently held that an employer cannot be held liable under respondeat superior for an employee’s sexual misconduct when the alleged acts were not taken in furtherance of the employer’s business and were outside the scope of employment.”). claim as time-barred. We cannot say the same with respect...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 4 de octubre de 2022
In the Matter of Edward Hine, Jr
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia aceptó la solicitud del abogado Edward Hine, Jr. de renunciar de forma permanente a su licencia de abogado después de que admitiera haber manejado indebidamente fondos de clientes y fideicomisos, un resultado equivalente a la inhabilitación.
PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary surrender of license, which Respondent Edward Hine, Jr. (State Bar No. 355775), filed before the issuance of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227 (b), but after this Court rejected his earlier petition for voluntary discipline. See In the Matter of Hine, 314 Ga. 70 (875...
(3) the client gives informed consent, in a writing signed by the client, to the essential terms of the transaction and the lawyer’s role in the transaction, including whether the lawyer is representing the client in the transaction. Rule 1.15 (I) (a) provides, in relevant part, that “[a] lawyer shall hold funds or other property of clients or third persons...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 19 de abril de 2022
Renfro v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó la condena por asesinato de David Renfro, dictaminando que aunque la policía haya usado indebidamente declaraciones previas al arresto sin darle las advertencias Miranda, el error no cambió nada porque otras pruebas demostraron lo mismo.
Deputy Garcia testified for the State at trial. When asked on cross-examination if Appellant, his brother, or his father was free to leave during the conversation on the porch, Deputy Garcia stated that “they were not under custodial arrest.” When asked if the police had “secured the residence,” Deputy Garcia said, “Yes.” Finally, when asked again if “they...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 19 de enero de 2022
In THE MATTER OF WAYMON SIMS (Two Cases)
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia aceptó la solicitud de un abogado del área de Atlanta de renunciar voluntariamente a su licencia de abogado después de admitir el manejo indebido de fondos de clientes y de cuentas fiduciarias en dos casos disciplinarios distintos.
PER CURIAM. These disciplinary matters are before the Court on the report of special master Catherine H. Hicks, who recommends that this Court accept the petitions for voluntary surrender of license filed by respondent Waymon Sims (State Bar No. 648825) after the filing of a formal complaint. See Bar Rule 4-227 (c). In his petitions, filed in State...
With regard to SDBD No. 7316, the special master found that Sims commingled and maintained personal and client funds in his Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (“IOLTA”) ending in 4777, his trust account ending in 1392, his IOLTA ending in 1384, his trust account ending in 6273, and his trust account ending in 2366. In addition, Sims held client funds in...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 30 de junio de 2022
McIver v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia revocó la condena por asesinato en la muerte a tiros de la esposa de Tex McIver, dictaminando que el juez de primera instancia debió permitir que el jurado considerara un cargo menor de homicidio involuntario como delito menor.
A firearms examiner for the State determined that McIver’s double-action .38-caliber revolver was in good working order and, due to the internal hammer block, could not have discharged without the trigger being pulled. The trigger pull was either 2¼ pounds with the hammer cocked or 12¼ pounds with the hammer uncocked. An accident reconstruction expert for...
314 Ga. 109 FINAL COPY S22A0093. MCIVER V. THE STATE.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 22 de junio de 2022
In the Matter of Edward Hine, Jr
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia rechazó la solicitud de un abogado con muchos años de ejercicio de recibir una suspensión de seis meses por el mal uso admitido de fondos de un cliente en sucesión, al considerar que su falta reconocida podría por sí sola justificar la inhabilitación y que había omitido una falta relacionada con un fideicomiso aparte.
PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before this Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Edward Hine, Jr. (State Bar No. 355775), prior to the issuance of a formal complaint, pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b). In his petition, Hine, who has been a member of the Bar since 1976, admits that, by his conduct in failing to adequately communicate...
Hine begins his recitation of the underlying facts by recounting that his wife passed away in May 2021 after a 17-month battle with cancer, that he has transferred all of his clients save one to other counsel, that his one remaining client was in the process of selling off all of its assets, and that he intends to convert his Bar status to inactive once...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 19 de enero de 2022
In the Matter of Justin Grey Woodward
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia aceptó la petición de un abogado para disciplina voluntaria e impuso una amonestación pública por descuidar el caso de un cliente y manejar mal su cuenta fiduciaria en dos incidentes separados.
With regard to SDB Docket Nos. 7422 and 7423, Woodward admits that, at all relevant times, he maintained an IOLTA trust account; that on July 23, 2018, when implementing a one-time transfer of $500 in earned fees from that account into his operating account, he “inadvertently set the transfer to be a recurring weekly transfer”; that the following week, the...
and thorough,” and he asserts that, in an effort to rectify any harm he caused, he has refunded to the clients half of the attorney fees they paid to him, less the costs for filing and serving process in the case. With regard to SDB Docket Nos. 7422 and 7423, Woodward admits that he violated Rules 1.15 (I) (a) and 1.15 (II) (b).2 He explains that both of...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 7 de septiembre de 2022
Mitchell v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó la condena por asesinato de Kashawn Mitchell en la muerte de Jaron Acklin, rechazando los argumentos de que la evidencia era demasiado débil y de que sus declaraciones en la entrevista policial debieron haber sido suprimidas.
Viewing the evidence in this light, the record shows that, on the morning of November 16, 2015, a maintenance worker entered Acklin’s apartment after one of Acklin’s friends voiced concerns that she had not heard from him for two days. Upon entering the residence, the maintenance worker found Acklin dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. When the...
YEARGIN: Without him on the phone, I’m going to tell you, I’m still recording, and I’m going to tell you, man to man. Okay? I will take what I’ve got right here, we’re going to vet this information to make sure it’s accurate and I promise you, if it is, I will talk to the D.A., and we will charge you appropriately. Okay? You will get charged with something,...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 15 de febrero de 2022
Edible Ip, LLC v. Google, LLC
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia dictaminó que la propietaria de Edible Arrangements no puede demandar a Google por hurto, conversión o crimen organizado solo porque Google subasta su nombre comercial a anunciantes como término de búsqueda de palabras clave.
is a part.”). See also Reis v. Ralls, 250 Ga. 721, 723 (1) (301 SE2d 40) (1983) (“[I]t appears clear that in addition to a trademark, a trade name, along with the goodwill it represents, may be the subject of an Article 9 security interest.”). Here, Edible IP specifically pleaded that it is the only entity entitled to license the use of the trade name...
Edible IP also argues, citing Williams v. National Auto Sales, Inc., 287 Ga. App. 283 (651 SE2d 194) (2007), that “an unauthorized sale of the property is itself an unlawful exercise of dominion.” 10 Id. 10 In Williams, a car owner sued a dealership and its employee for conversion and a variety of other claims after the dealership repossessed the owner’s...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 7 de septiembre de 2022
Reed v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó la condena por asesinato de Jaquavious Reed pese a reclamos sobre una demora de una década en la apelación, conferencias en el estrado sin registrar y evidencia faltante, pero ordenó anular su condena por asesinato en la comisión de un delito grave por ser duplicada.
314 Ga. 534 FINAL COPY S22A0530. REED v. THE STATE.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 17 de mayo de 2022
Redding v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia devolvió por segunda vez un caso de asesinato del condado de Muscogee al tribunal de primera instancia, al determinar que el juez aplicó mal la ley y no ponderó correctamente los factores usados para decidir reclamos de juicio rápido.
313 Ga. 730 FINAL COPY S22A0124. REDDING v. THE STATE.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 15 de febrero de 2022
Ward v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó la condena por asesinato de un hombre del condado de Greene por matar a su novia, rechazando sus argumentos de que las pruebas eran demasiado débiles y de que el testimonio de referencia y la asistencia ineficaz del abogado de juicio justificaban un nuevo juicio.
313 Ga. 265 FINAL COPY S21A1309. WARD v. THE STATE.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 2 de noviembre de 2022
Ammons v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia dictaminó que la policía no puede usar la negativa de un sospechoso de DUI a tomar una prueba preliminar de alcoholemia o a cooperar con pruebas de sobriedad de campo como evidencia en el juicio, revocando un precedente de 29 años. La corte también rechazó un desafío constitucional distinto sobre el uso de negativas a pruebas de sangre como evidencia.
Search and Seizure Clause11 and Due Process Clause12 to insist that the police obtain a search warrant or satisfy some other exception to the warrant requirement before performing the test. And although our cases construing these provisions do not hold or suggest that a suspect’s refusal to consent to a blood test cannot be used against her at trial, she...
315 Ga. 149 FINAL COPY S22A0542. AMMONS v. THE STATE.
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 8 de marzo de 2022
Inquiry Concerning Judge Jadawnya Baker
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia aprobó una amonestación pública para la jueza JaDawnya Baker, del Tribunal Municipal de Atlanta, luego de que admitiera haber desestimado repetidamente casos que debía simplemente rechazar durante audiencias de declaración de culpabilidad.
Pursuant to JQC Rule 23, Judge Baker and the Director then entered into an agreement to resolve the formal charges with a public reprimand. In authorizing this resolution, the Investigative Panel considered in mitigation Judge Baker’s lack of prior disciplinary complaints; her relative inexperience on the bench;1 her seeking out guidance of various mentors...
As for the facts underlying these charges, Judge Baker acknowledges in the discipline by consent agreement that in May 2015, she had a court security officer drive his personal vehicle to a store to pick up alcoholic beverages and deliver them to a private event celebrating Judge Baker’s appointment to the bench; that around September 2016, she had a court...
Opinión de la Corte Suprema · Supreme Court of Georgia · 2 de noviembre de 2022
Winslow v. State
Resumen de Georgia Commons (escrito con IA): La Corte Suprema de Georgia confirmó las condenas de un hombre por posesión de pornografía infantil hallada en su computadora portátil, dictaminando que su consentimiento para el registro en Walmart se extendía a un examen forense realizado 14 meses después, pero devolvió el caso porque dos cargos debieron fusionarse para la sentencia.
4 Winslow’s silence alone would not be sufficient to establish consent without the other facts indicating the context of his expressed consent for Sergeant Asbell to search Winslow’s bag, which contained the laptop, for pictures of children. See Turner, 304 Ga. at 361-362 (1) (b) (concluding that The record also shows that, moments later, in response to...
When Sergeant Asbell looked in the bag, he noticed a laptop computer. While present with Winslow, Sergeant Asbell attempted to turn the laptop on but was unable to access any information on the computer because it had trouble starting. The record before us does not indicate whether Sergeant Asbell asked Winslow whether he could check the contents of the...
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