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  • Clark v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Woodbine, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen D. Kelley, District Attorney, Diane L. Dodd and Katie M. Udy District Attorney's Office, Woodbine, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A2114

    An unanticipated special condition associated with the defendant's probated sentence did not render his guilty plea involu

  • Doe v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maurice V. Joseph, Assistant Public Defender, and Craig T. Pearson Public Defender's Office, Reidsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Sandra Dutton, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1793

    The indictment sufficiently informed the defendant that he was accused of attempting ' "to influence the winning of Georgia Lottery prizes by tampering with lottery materials," ' and adequately appr

  • Milligan v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Billy L. Spruell, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, District Attorney, and Alison W. Toller, Assistant District Attorney, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1343

    A charge conference is not a stage of a criminal proceeding invoking a defendant's right to be pr

  • Meder v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen M. Trapp Jr., Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian K. Fortner, Solicitor General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Solicitor General, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0986

    The 30-month delay following the defendant's arrest did not violate her right to a speedy trial under the circumst

  • Crowder v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin D. Goldberg The Bernstein Firm, Atlanta, and Amanda L. Cosson, Assistant Public Defender, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, and Susan L. Franklin, Assistant District Attorney, Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1601

    The defendant served the state with notice of intent to introduce the victim's conviction the day after jury selection, thus, providing no advance notification as required under O.C.G.A. § 24-9-8

  • Scott v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Armstrong, Assistant Public Defender, and Leisa G. Terry, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory W. Edwards, District Attorney, and Jana W. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1609

    The Court could not address a constitutional question that did not appear in the record and was not distinctly ruled upon by the trial

  • Mattox v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna A. Seagraves, Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, and Leslie S. Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1794

    The state was not required to show a substantial step toward committing and the evidence presented at trial authorized the jury to infer that the defendant had the requisite intent to

  • Fulton County, Ga. V. T-Mobile, South LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-08-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. David Ware, County Attorney, and Jerolyn W. Ferrari County Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy J. Peaden, Kristine M. Brown, Clark R. Calhoun Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0913

    The 9-1-1 charge, which the county imposed on wireless telephone service providers was a tax and a wireless telephone provider was entitled to a refund for charges paid for all of its prepaid cust

  • Bryant v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Wolinski, Hahira, and John R. Mobley II, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0789

    The state did not goad the dant into moving for a mistrial after the victim's mother testified that the victim had seen a new psychologist the day before trial, since neither the prosecutor, no

  • Hyperdynamics Corp. v. Southridge Capital Management LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles M. Cork III, Macon, Mark F. Dehler, Michael E. Perez Mark F. Dehler LLC, Decatur, Edwin J. Schklar Schklar, Ney & Heim LLC, Atlanta, Richard L. Tate, Richmond, Texas, John M. O'Quinn The O'Quinn Law Firm, James W. Christian Christian Smith & Jewell LLP, Kent Watts, Mike Watts and Harry Briers Hyperdynamics Corp., Houston, Texas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey R. Joyce, Laura J. Geissler Joyce, Thrasher, Kaiser & Liss LLC, Mark E. Grantham DLA Piper US LLP, Atlanta, Caryn G. Schechtman, Howard Schrader DLA Piper US LLP, New York, NY, Lonnie Simpson DLA Piper US LLP, Tampa, Fla., Perrie M. Weiner, Edward D. Totino DLA Piper US LLP, Michael S. Rosenblum and Amy M. Caves Law Offices of Michael S. Rosenblum, Los Angeles, Calif., for appellees. Other party representation: Robert E. Whitley Whitley & Associates, Donald A. Loft, Leslie A. Allen Morris, Manning & Martin, Otto F. Feil III, John L. Taylor Jr., Cheralynn M. Gregoire Chorey, Taylor & Feil, Atlanta, Michael J. Dell Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: A10A0362

    The were subject to personal jurisdiction in Georgia pursuant to the concept of conspiracy jurisdiction, which attributes the acts of one conspirator in furtherance e conspiracy to other member