Cases

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318 Ga. 105 FINAL COPY S23A1207. ADAMS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Fulton County jury found Isaiah Adams (“Isaiah”) guilty of malice murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Laron Lowe and the aggravated assault of Ronda Dobson.1 Isaiah contends that the State’s evidence was insufficient to support 1 On November 22, 2016, a Fulton County grand jury returned an indictment charging Isaiah and his co-defendants Leon Ad

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Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, July 14, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A25I0261. TRAVIS ADAMS v. THE STATE. Upon consideration of the Application for Interlocutory Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby DENIED. LC NUMBERS: SUCR2023000186 Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk's Off

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ January 02, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25I0124. SAMUEL ADAMS v. THE STATE. On November 18, 2024, the trial court entered an order denying Samuel Adams’s motion to suppress. Adams obtained a certificate of immediate review on November 19, and he filed this application for interlocutory appeal on

311 Ga. 625 FINAL COPY S20G1409. ADAMS v. THE STATE. ORDER OF THE COURT. After careful consideration of the full record and the briefs of the parties and of the amici curiae, the Court has determined that the writ of certiorari issued in Case No. S20C1409 was improvidently granted. Accordingly, the writ is vacated, and the petition for certiorari in Case No. S20G1409 is denied. All the Justices concur. Ordere

SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Case No. S20G1409 June 1, 2021 The Honorable Supreme Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following order was passed: DONALD LEON ADAMS, JR. v. THE STATE. After careful consideration of the full record and the briefs of the parties and of the amici curiae, the Court has determined that the writ of certiorari issued in Case No. S20C1409 was improvidently granted.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 11, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A26A0305. JERRY DWAYNE ADAMS v. THE STATE. In 2003, a jury found Jerry Adams guilty of one count each of hijacking a motor vehicle and battery and two counts of kidnapping with bodily injury. After the trial court denied his motion for a new trial, we

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 21, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25A1499. ADAMS v. THE STATE. This appeal from a January 2024 conviction for vehicular homicide and other crimes was docketed on March 31, 2025. On April 29, Adams was ordered to file a brief by May 5. On May 1, Adams’s appellate counsel moved to withdraw, but his

THIRD DIVISION DOYLE, P. J., REESE, J., and SENIOR APPELLATE JUDGE PHIPPS NOTICE: Motions for reconsideration must be physically received in our clerk’s office within ten days of the date of decision to be deemed timely filed. https://www.gaappeals.us/rules J

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 22, 2024 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A24A1424. JERRY DWAYNE ADAMS v. THE STATE. In 2003, a jury found Jerry Dwayne Adams guilty of two counts of kidnapping with bodily injury, hijacking a motor vehicle, and battery. Adams’s convictions were affirmed on appeal. Adams v. State, 276 Ga. App. 319 (623

137 F.3d 1356 Adamsv.State of Georgia* NO. 97-8509 United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit. February 20, 1998 Appeal From: N.D.Ga. ,No.97003161CVMSH 1 Affirmed.

Boggs, Justice. *128After a jury trial, Gregory Claude Adams was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that he was less safe to drive, failure to maintain lane, and following too closely. He appealed, asserting as error the admission of evidence regarding a stipulation in an administrative license suspension heari

306 Ga. 1 FINAL COPY S18G0699. ADAMS v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. After a jury trial, Gregory Claude Adams was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that he was less safe to drive, failure to maintain lane, and following too closely. He appealed, asserting as error the admission of evidence regarding a stipulation in an administrative license suspension hearing pursuant to OCGA § 40-5-67.1 and evidence of a 2011 arrest for DUI. T

302 Ga. 891 FINAL COPY S17A1453. ADAMS v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Alvin Adams entered a guilty plea to charges of malice murder and armed robbery in 1993, and the trial court sentenced him to two consecutive life sentences on October 12, 1993. On June 30, 2016, Adams filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The trial court promptly denied the motion on the ground that, because the term of court in which Adams was sentenced had exp

BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Alvin Adams entered a guilty plea to charges of malice murder and armed robbery in 1993, and the trial court sentenced him to two consecutive life sentences on October 12, 1993. On June 30, 2016, Adams filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The trial court promptly denied the motion on the ground that, because the term of court in which Adams was sentenced had expired, the court lacked

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HUNSTEIN, Justice. Appellant Carl Ray Adams was convicted of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of his roommate, Randall Johnson, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Adams now appeals his conviction on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient and that trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.

Mercier, Judge. *340 A jury found David Lewis Adams, Jr. guilty of rape, aggravated child molestation, incest, aggravated sodomy, child molestation (four counts), electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor, and cruelty to children.

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