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  • Hunter v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-05-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alex L. Zipperer and Eric R. Gotwalt Zipperer & Lorberbaum PC, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, and Christine S. Barker, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0442

    The defendant's booking photograph did not place his character at issue, since the jury was told that the photograph was taken on the night of defendant's arrest and not from some earlier

  • Goodin v. Gwinnett Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-04-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa Goodin, Lawrenceville, proceeded pro se. Ashley D. Phillips, Juaquin L. Feazell, hall, Booth Smith & Slover PC, Wade K. Copeland, Margaret F. Blackwood Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Frederick N. Gleaton Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Gretchen M. Holt Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A05A0587

    The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff's pro se medical malpractice suit, because her original unsworn expert affidavit was invalid and her amended affidavit was untimely filed more than

  • Stevenson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-04-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Jones Jr., Greenville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Robert N. Peterkin, Assistant District Attorney, Greenville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A2385

    A grand juror's disqualification is not a viable ground for quashing an indic

  • Wallace v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-04-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Converse Bright, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Albert J. Decusati McLain & Merritt PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0157

    The plaintiffs failed to show that the defendant actual or constructive knowledge of the alleged hazard-a grape in defendant's produce se

  • Lenderman v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rhonda Y. Roell-Taylor, Macon, for appellant. Howard Z. Sims, District Attorney, Graham A. Thorpe and Dorothy V. Hull, Assistant District Attorneys, Macon, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A04A1988

    The defendant failed to show how his trial counsel's alleged omissions prejudicially affected his defense, since he called no witnesses at the new trial hearing in support of his incompetency c

  • Stone v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard K. Murray, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Sharon M. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0692

    The totality of the circumstances supported the trial court's finding that the 15-year-old's statement to police was knowing and volu

  • Spear v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Spear, Atlanta, proceeded pro se. Carmen D. Smith, Solicitor General, and Jody L. Peskin, Assistant Solicitor General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A04A2090

    Any deficiency in the performance of defendant's appointed counsel with regard to his hearing on the effectiveness of trial counsel resulted from defendant's own failure to cooperate wit

  • Howren v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-10-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney L. Mathis, Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A1293

    The defendant had no standing to contest the search of his co-defendant's car and its con

  • Hopper v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-05-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William R. Thompson Jr., Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Calhoun, and Sharon M. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A0710

    Testimony from the defendant's two minor sons supported his convictions for child molest and aggravated child molest

  • Blackwell v. Potts

    Publication Date: 2004-04-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Taylor W. Jones, Jenny E. Jensen Taylor W. Jones & Assocs., William Q. Bird William Q. Bird & Assocs., and Richard E. Harris, Atlanta, for Blackwell. James T. McDonald Jr. and John S. Berry Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for Potts.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A03A2400; A03A2401

    The trial court abused its discretion in concluding that the legal malpractice plaintiffs were categorically restricted to the evidence already in the record when the defendants represented them in