Georgia Supreme Court – February 2017

The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the US state of Georgia. The court was established in 1845. In 2017 the justice panel was increased to nine members. The panel are elected by the people those elections are non-partisan.

The hearings scheduled to be shown in February 2017 are:
Feb 6 York Et Al. v. Res-ga Ljy, Llc (S16g1245)
In This Complex Case Involving Property Law, Two Men Are Appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals Decision in a Lawsuit Against Them for Money Owed on Several Commercial Property Guaranties.

Feb 6 Ricks v. The State (S17a0465)
A Young Man Facing a Death Penalty Trial Is Appealing a Court Decision Denying His Claim That the Manner of Creating Jury Lists in Fulton County Violates Georgia Law and the Georgia Supreme Court’s Jury Composition Rule.

Feb 6 Jones v. The State (S16g0890)
A Man Convicted in Cherokee County of Driving Under the Influence Is Appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals Ruling That the Trial Court Was Correct in Allowing in as Evidence Another Dui Conviction the Man Had Received Six Years Earlier. This Is the Second Time This Case Has Come to the Supreme Court.

Feb 6 Vashti Milbourne Et Al. v. Janay Milbourne (S17a0450) and Janay Milbourne v. Vashti Milbourne Et Al. (S17x0451)
The Appeals in This Gwinnett County Case Stem From an Ongoing Dispute Between the Sister of a Deceased Man and His Only Child Over Who Is Entitled to His Half Million Dollar Estate. Under Legislation Passed Last Year, Appeals of Wills, Which Were Previously Reviewed by the Georgia Supreme Court, Are Now Under the Jurisdiction of the Intermediate Appellate Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Feb 7 City of Richmond Hill Et Al. v. Maia (S16g1337)
This Pre-trial Appeal Stems From a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brought Against a Police Officer and the City of Richmond Hill by the Mother of a 14-year-old Girl Who Committed Suicide Several Weeks After the Officer Showed His Own Child Photographs of the Girl’s Self-inflicted Injuries From a Previous Suicide Attempt.

Feb 7 Williams v. The State (S16g1162)
A Man Charged With Burglary Is Appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals Ruling That an Incriminating Statement He Made After an Officer Arrested Him for Running Away While the Officer Was Questioning Him May Be Admitted at His Trial.

Feb 7 the Stuttering Foundation of America, Inc. v. Glynn County Et Al. (S17a0405)
A Foundation With the Mission of Preventing and Treating Stuttering Is Appealing a Glynn County Court’s Dismissal of Its Lawsuit Challenging the Rezoning of Property That Includes Space Leased by the Foundation.

Feb 7 Shaw v. The State (S17a0352)
A Man Is Appealing His Conviction in Fulton County for Shooting and Killing a Man and Wounding Two Women.

Feb 13 the Merchant Law Firm, P.c. v. Emerson, Judge Et Al. (S17a0039)
The Appeal in This Case Stems From a Lawsuit Filed Against a Douglas County Judge by a Defense Attorney Who Argued She Was Entitled to Audio Recordings Made by a Court Reporter During Open Court Proceedings.

Feb 13 Martin v. Six Flags Over Georgia Ii, L.p., Et Al. (S16g0743) and Six Flags Over Georgia Ii, L.p., Et Al. v. Martin (S16g0750)
In This High-profile Cobb County Case, Lawyers for a Young Man Left Permanently Braindamaged by Gang Members Who Beat Him While He Waited for a Bus After Visiting Six Flags Over Georgia Are Appealing a Ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals That Threw Out His Jury Award of $35 Million.

Feb 13 Bryant v. The State (S17a0388)
A Young Man Is Appealing His Fulton County Murder Conviction and Life Prison Sentence for Randomly Shooting and Killing a Man Who Was Lost and Asking for Directions.

Feb 13 Mitchell v. The State (S17a0459)
A Man Arrested and Charged in Fayette County With Driving Under the Influence (Dui) Is Appealing a Trial Court’s Denial of a Number of Pre-trial Motions He Filed, Including One That Challenges the Constitutionality of a Georgia Statute.

Feb 13 the State v. Clark (S17a0350)
The Fulton County District Attorney Is Appealing a Judge’s Ruling That Incriminating Statements a Man Made About His Girlfriend’s Murder Must Be Suppressed When His Case Goes to Trial Because His Statement Was Not “voluntary.”

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