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Walker v. State

Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold B. Baker, Georgia Capital Defender, Tifton, and Gerald P. Word, Georgia Capital Defender, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Gregory W. Winters, District Attorney, John A. Regan, Assistant District Attorney, Macon, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S11A1449

The trial court properly denied the defendant's speedy trial motion as premature, since O.C.G.A. 17-7-171 b requires that more than two terms of court expire before a defendant is entitled to discha

Jackson v. State

Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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Case Number: A11A1778; A11A2221

The defendant did not show that his counsel was ineffective in failing to file a motion to suppress the contraband evidence, since the officers stopped the vehicle for failure to maintain lane, were

Newton v. State

Publication Date: 2012-02-17
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle Drummond & Swindle, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Jeffery W. Hunt, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A2141

The trial court properly admitted evidence of the defendant's prior drug conviction as a similar transaction to show his bent of mind and course of conduct in operating a methamphetamine laboratory

January 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan continues to boost a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/09/quinn-emanuel-op

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Vann v. Finley

Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel W. Hamilton Shepard Plunkett Hamilton, Augusta, for appellant. Joseph R. Neal Jr., Douglas M. Nelson, Stanley C. House, Augusta, Christopher J. Hudson, Martinez, and Charles M. Cork III, Macon, for appellees.
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Case Number: A11A1323

The trial court properly denied summary judgment on the basis of official immunity in a wrongful death case, where some evidence showed that the fire inspector had a ministerial duty to enter the mo

Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in Savannah v. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia Inc.

Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil A. Creasy Simpson & Creasy PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellants. James L. Elliott Elliott, Blackburn & Gooding PC, Valdosta, Thomas A. Withers Gillen, Withers & Lake LLC, Savannah, and Mary E. Kostel The Episcopal Church/Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Hugh B. McNatt McNatt, Greene & Peterson, Vidalia, David H. Gambrell, John Hinton IV Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta, John E. Tomlinson, Loganville, and Joshua D. Hawley The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. Amicus Appellee: Jon V. Forehand Allen, Forehand & Adams LLP, Moultrie, Brenda C. Youmas Edwards & Youmas LLC, W. Warren Plowden Jr. Jones Cork & Miller LLP, Macon, William B. Marianes McGuireWoods LLP, and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Moraitakis, Kushel, Pearson & Gardner LLP, Atlanta.
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Case Number: S10G1909

Neutral principles of law established that the c property at issue was held in trust for the benefit of the parent c

Miller v. State

Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jimmonique R. S. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for Tonya Miller. Henry A. Hibbert Cromwell & Hibbert, Atlanta, for Jabaris Miller. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Clinton K. Rucker, Chief Senior District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Lenny I. Krick, Senior Assistant District Attorneys, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: S11A0752; S11A0914

The trial court violated the def 's confrontation right when it allowed a judge to testify to the contents of two petitions for temporary protective injunctions previously filed against the de

Jones v. White

Publication Date: 2011-10-21
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexa R. Ross and Richard L. Robbins RobbinsFreed, Atlanta, for Jones. James E. Dearing Jr., Atlanta, for White. Christopher W. Phillips Hunter, MacLean, Exley & Dunn PC, Savannah, for Khalil. William B. Hill Jr. and Joseph C. Sharp Ashe, Rafuse & Hill LLP, Atlanta, for Brock. Other party representation: Jeffrey M. Smith, Mark G. Trigg, Richard J. Valladares, and Ryan C. Grelecki Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta.
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Case Number: A11A1047; A11A1048; A11A1049; A11A1050; A11A1051

The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant consultant, as material issues of fact remained regarding the fee-splitting arrangement between the plaintiff and this defendant,

October 20, 2011 |

Homeowners Section I Conditions

This article discusses the eighteen conditions that apply to the section I property coverages of the ISO homeowners forms. Note that there are seventeen conditions for form HO 00 04.

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September 20, 2011 |

ISO Home-Based Business Coverage - Liability

Discusses liability coverage in the ISO home-based business coverage form HO 07 01.

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