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  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Daniel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Fortner, District Attorney, Emily Richardson, and David Emadi District Attorney's Office, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1966

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress drug evidence officers discovered in his vehicle after a drug dog alerted to the presence of narcotics during a traffic stop, as t

  • Tavarez v. Larkin, 14-1934-pr

    Publication Date: 2016-03-02
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Calabresi, Livingston, C.JJ., and Sessions, D.J.1
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Daniel B. Fields, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Merri Turk Lasky, John M. Castellano, Assistant District Attorneys, for Richard A. Brown, District Attorney Queens County, Kew Gardens, NY.
    Case Number: 14-1934-pr

    Cite as: Tavarez v. Larkin, 14-1934-pr, NYLJ 1202751018209, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 29, 2016)CASE NAMEJose Tavarez, Petitioner-Appellant v. Superinten

  • Norman v. Yeager

    Publication Date: 2016-02-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford and Lauren Taylor, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Nathan Lee Glover Davis PA, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1990

    The trial court erred in dismissing a complaint seeking the return of personal property the Sheriff of Coweta County seized during a criminal investigation, because the criminal prosecution had con

  • United States v. Herrold, 14-11317 (5th Cir. 02/12/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-02-24
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-12
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, CIRCUIT JUDGE.
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    Case Number: 14-11317

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges./ma

  • Goldstein, Garber Salama LLC v. J. B.

    Publication Date: 2016-02-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: H. Lane Young, Matthew Barr Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, Jonathan Freiman, and Tadhg Dooley Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Jordan Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward, William Bird Bird Law Group PC, and Michael Regas, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1491

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant dental practice's motion for directed verdict in the plaintiff's suit alleging that the defendant's negligence resulted in a certified registere

  • Lidy v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Adams Public Defender's Office, Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Ballard, District Attorney, Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A2398

    Unless the evidence shows that the defendant obstructed each arresting officer in a different way or at a different point in time, multiple obstruction charges against multiple officers should merge

  • Houston Professional Towing Association v. City of Houston, 15-20117 (5th Cir. 02/03/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-02-22
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-03
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: JERRY E. SMITH, CIRCUIT JUDGE.
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    Case Number: 15-20117

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Before JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER, District Judge. A HREF="#ftn.SFN*" N

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Adams Public Defender's Office, Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Ballard, District Attorney, Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1664

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing a juror and replacing her with an alternate after the State discovered during jury deliberations that the juror was one of the defendant's

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christine McDonald Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jim Wright, District Attorney, and Amanda Flora District Attorney's Office, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1883

    Challenges to in-court identific go to the weight and credibility, not the admissibility, of the identific and must be made through cross-examin

  • Bechuck v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 15-20219 (5th Cir. 02/16/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-02-16
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-16
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 15-20219

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, District Judge.[A HREF="#ftn.