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  • Boykins-White v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley M. Hannan Smith, Hannan & Parker PC, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, and Bradfield M. Shealy, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0939

    Trial counsel an ethical obligation not to assist his client in presenting perjured testimony, so counsel was not deficient for failing to present an alibi where the defendant admit at he commi

  • Adams v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Persse, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, and Daphne H. Jarriel, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09G1927

    The presumption of vindictiveness in North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U. S. 711 1969, whenever more a severe sentence is imposed, after a new trial, is not triggered, unless the new aggregate sentence

  • Watts v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian K. Ross, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Melanie M. Bell, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1383

    Defense counsel's decision not to impeach the defendant's wife with evidence of her prior convictions was a matter of trial ta

  • May 31, 2010 |

    Converting Paper to Digital Files

    Legal departments reap greater efficiencies by trimming paper use.

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  • Hernandez v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-04-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah L. Gowen, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, and Brian V. Patterson, Assistant District Attorney, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2051

    Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to testimony that defendant was on probation, because trial counsel's strategy in not seeking to exclude the testimony was strategic and the e

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    Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street

    As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal tea

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  • Stephens v. Alan V. Mock Constr. Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall A. Schmidt, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jason Pedigo Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP, Edward R. Stabell III Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Lee C. Mundell, Savannah, and Christopher N. Shuman Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1718

    The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff's claims against an insurance with prejudice on grounds that an enforceable settlement e

  • January 31, 2010 |

    Proactive Partners

    Aetna's legal department wins praise for teaming up on varied pro bono projects.

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  • Ditman v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy B. Lumpkin, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Allen R. Knox, John R. Edwards, Assistant District Attorneys, and Marc D. Cella, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2020

    The 36-month delay prejudiced the defendant because he was not unable to locate a material witness, whose testimony would have lent credence to his claim that he did not sexually abuse the witness's

  • Taylor v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James B. Stewart III King Law Group, Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louie C. Fraser, District Attorney, and Chad A. Pritchett, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2191

    The defendant was not prejudiced by trial counsel's failure to impeach the sole eyewitness with a certified copy of the witness's previous criminal conviction, as ample circumstantial evidence linke