$45,000 Jury Award For Injuries Caused By Georgia Prison CERT Team by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis A jury awarded $45,000 in damages against four Georgia state prison Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members on June 12, 2013. Ammon Ra Sumrall was imprisoned at the Autry State Prison October 27, …
Hancock v. Cape, GA, Order, Excessive Force, Racial Discrimination, 2017 Case: 15-14284 Date Filed: 11/17/2017 Page: 1 of 18 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-14284 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 2:14-cv-00202-WCO YASUND Q. HANCOCK, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus BRENT CAPE, Defendant - …
Georgia Prison Contraband Investigation Nets 130 Arrests, Guilty Pleas by David Reutter by David M. Reutter About 130 people have been arrested following a joint two-year investigation by the FBI and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC). Indictments for 75 of the arrestees were announced in September 2015; another 46 …
Thompson v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Murder, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Atlanta November 2, 2017 The Honorable Supreme Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following order was passed: It appearing that the enclosed opinion decides a second-term appeal, which must be concluded by the end of the …
Jones v. Medlin, GA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Death, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Atlanta November 2, 2017 The Honorable Supreme Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following order was passed: It appearing that the enclosed opinion decides a second-term appeal, which must be concluded by the end of the August …
Hodges v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Murder, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Atlanta November 2, 2017 The Honorable Supreme Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following order was passed: It appearing that the enclosed opinion decides a second-term appeal, which must be concluded by the end of the …
Lebis v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Death by Shooting, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 31, 2017 S17A0948. LEBIS v. THE STATE. GRANT, Justice. Following a jury trial, Lisa Ann Lebis appeals her convictions of felony murder and other crimes related to the shooting …
Williams v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Murder, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A1036. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Brodrick Williams was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery, and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Daniel McGee. …
State of Georgia v. Jefferson, GA, Appeal Brief, Multiple Felonies, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A1085. THE STATE v. JEFFERSON et al. MELTON, Presiding Justice. On June 4, 2015, Brenton Jefferson, his brother Santez Jefferson, Demarcus Cawthorne, Jamal Arnold, and Lee Davis (collectively “Appellees”) …
Brown v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Death by Shooting, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A1141. BROWN v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Ahmad Edward Brown challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of …
Williams v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Errors with Evidence, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A1216. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. GRANT, Justice. Appellant Temon Jarmell Williams was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the October 2012 stabbing death of …
Jones v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Death of Minor, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A1298. JONES v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Marlon Jones appeals his convictions stemming from the death of his daughter Jania Parker-Jones.1 In his assertions of error, …
Benton v. State of Georgia, GA, Appeal Brief, Shooting, 2017 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 30, 2017 S17A0754. BENTON v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Matthew Benton was convicted by a Fulton County jury of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Christopher …
ICE Detainee Sent to Solitary Confinement for Encouraging Protest of “Voluntary” Low-Wage Labor by Spencer Woodman by Spencer Woodman, reprinted with permission from The Intercept In June, officials at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in rural Georgia sentenced an immigrant detainee to a month in solitary …
Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit held last year that a district court erred in finding the dismissals of a prisoner’s prior civil rights actions due to “lack of jurisdiction” and for “want of prosecution” …
Georgia Teen’s Suicide from Neglect Results in $1.7 Million Settlement by A settlement was reached last year in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a teenager who hanged himself at a Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility. The complaint described a chilling account of neglect of a child …
Private Probation Company Agrees to End Drug Testing Absent Court Order by David Reutter by David Reutter In a preliminary consent order, Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company, agreed to stop its practice of drug testing probationers without court approval. The order was entered in a class-action case challenging …
Tarver v. McLaughlin, GA, Settlement, Amputation Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION MICHAEL ANTHONY TARVER Plaintiff, v. GREGORY MCLAUGHLIN, et al. Defendant. * * * * * * * * * CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:14-CV-214-MTT-MSH SETTLEMENT AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT …
Eleventh Circuit Slams Douglas County, Georgia Sheriff's Office for Retaliation Against Whistle-Blower by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a stinging opinion in which it firmly rebukes the retaliatory actions of the Douglas County, Georgia Sheriff's Office. Derrick Bailey, …
