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SECOND DIVISION MILLER, P. J., RICKMAN and REESE, JJ. 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. http://www.gaappeals.us/rules March 9, 2020

316 Ga. 321 FINAL COPY S23A0224. SMITH v. CHANDLER. BOGGS, Chief Justice. At a jury trial in 2017, Erasmus Chandler was found guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation. In 2019, the Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions in an unpublished opinion. Chandler later filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus, which the habeas court granted in 2022 on the ground that Chandler’s appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance a

RAY, Judge. This is an appeal from the lower court’s dismissal of a biological father’s appeal from a grant of stepparent adoption. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court’s order and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Appellant Matthew Steven Chandler is the biological father (hereinafter “Biological Father”) of two minor boys. The mother’s husband, appellee

Per curiam. These disciplinary matters are before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the special master, Thomas Scott Clegg, recommending that the Court accept the petition for voluntary surrender of license filed by Jin Choi (State Bar No. 124972). Choi, who became a member of the Bar in 1984, admits that he failed to properly manage substant

Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Review Panel, recommending that Carol Chandler (State Bar No. 120525) be suspended for one year as reciprocal discipline for a suspension imposed in Pennsylvania. Chandler, who was admitted to the Bar in 1981, is currently under an 18-month suspension. See In the Matter of Chandler, 292 Ga. 555 (739 SE2d 387) (2013). <

Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the special master, Jonathan C. Peters, who recommends that Respondent Carol Chandler (State Bar No. 120525) be suspended for a period of 18 months for her violations of Rules 1.3, 1.4,1.16 (d), and 3.2 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, see Bar Rule 4-102 (d). A violation of Rule 1.3 may be punished by disbarment, and the m

Peterson, Justice. This case presents the question of whether an employee may — in deliberate disobedience of his employer’s explicit prohibition — act in a knowingly dangerous fashion with disregard for the probable consequences of that act, and still recover workers’ compensation when injured by that disobedient act. We conclude that OCGA § 34-9-17 (a), as we have interpreted it for nearly a century, may bar recovery in such

Dillard, Chief Judge. In Chandler Telecom, LLC v. Burdette, 300 Ga. 626 (797 SE2d 93) (2017), the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed our previous decision in Burdette v. Chandler Telecom, LLC, 335 Ga. App. 190 (779 SE2d 75) (2015), and remanded the case to this Court with direction that we remand it to the trial court for further proceedings not inconsistent *656</

SECOND DIVISION MILLER, P. J., HODGES and PIPKIN, JJ. 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 DEADLINES ARE NO LONGER TOLLED IN THIS COURT.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, October 23, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A21D0083. LENSEY WALLACE v. STEPHANIE CHANDLER et al. Upon consideration of the Application for Discretionary Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of Superior Court is directed to include a copy of

McMillian, Judge. This appeal arises from an attempt by appellant Matthew Steven Chandler to legitimize two minor children that he had with appellee Maxine Marie Gibson Rohner. At the close of an evidentiary hearing, the superior court orally denied the petition for legitimation, but in the written order memorializing that ruling, the superior court took the additional step of terminating Chandler’s parental rights.

MILLER, Presiding Judge. Following a jury trial, Darius Chandler was convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1 (b)) and giving a false name to officers (OCGA § 16-10-25). Chandler filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Chandler contends that his counsel was ineffective in failing to request a jury charge on fingerprint evidence, inspect and copy the fingerprint material, and object to the improper te

FIRST DIVISION BARNES, P. J., GOBEIL and MARKLE, JJ. 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 DEADLINES ARE NO LONGER TOLLED IN THIS

Miller, Judge. Following a jury trial, Tommy Chandler was convicted of two counts of sale of cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)). Chandler filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Chandler contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his pretrial motion to reveal the identity of the State’s confidential informant. Finding no error, we affirm. Viewed in the light most favora

Ellington, Chief Judge. A Barrow County jury found Robert Chandler guilty of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (a), and cruelty to children, OCGA § 16-5-70 (b). Chandler appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial, contending that the prosecutor’s misconduct, certain trial court errors, and his attorney’s ineffectiveness demand that his convictions be reversed. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

714 S.E.2d 597 (2011) 311 Ga. App. 86 CHANDLER, v. The STATE. No. A11A0662. Court of Appeals of Georgia. June 14, 2011. Reconsideration Denied July 18, 2011. *598 Travis Anton Williams, H. Bradford Morris Jr., Gainesville, for appellant. Lee Darragh, District Attorney, Wanda Lynn Va

Dillard, Judge. Adrian Burdette, who was seriously injured after falling from a cell-phone tower while working for Chandler Telecom, LLC (“Chandler”), appeals the State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s (the “Board”) decision to deny him benefits, which the superior court affirmed by operation of law. On appeal, Burdette argues that the Board erred in finding that his act of descending the tower by “controlled-descent,”

699 S.E.2d 840 (2010) CHANDLER v. The STATE. No. A10A1604. Court of Appeals of Georgia. August 4, 2010. *841 Kelly D. Kautz, Snellville, for appellant. Rosanna M. Szabo, Solicitor-General, Nicholas James Carse, Asst. Solicitor-General, for Appellee. MIKELL, Judge. Chris Noel Chandler appeals the trial court's

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, August 24, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A21I0024. THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE et al. v. JAMES CHANDLER WOODALL et al. . Upon consideration of the Application for Interlocutory Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of Superior Court is direct

THIRD DIVISION DOYLE, P. J., REESE and BROWN, JJ. 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 DEADLINES ARE NO LONGER TOLLED IN THIS COURT. AL