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  • 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

  • Frazier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark J. Nathan, Assistant Public Defender, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, District Attorney, and Julayaun M. Waters, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0304

    In light of victim's testimony and totality of evidence, no substantial likelihood of misidentification existed, so the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress the show

  • Hankla v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory T. Talley and Edward F. Preston Coleman Talley LLP, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Laura M. Shamp Brown & Shamp, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0077

    Plaintiff's experts were qualified with the exception of her non-medical expert's testimony on the breach of standard of

  • Martis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samir J. Patel Public Defender's Office, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Richard A. Hull, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0445

    Corroborated information from the confidential informant provided probable cause for issuance of a search wa

  • Wilder v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael O. Horgan, Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis C. Sanders, District Attorney, Kevin R. Majeska and Rindi L. Harbeson, Assistant District Attorneys, Thomson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0059

    The trial court erred in sentencing the defendant as a recidivist, since he had a pending motion for new trial on his prior conviction and, therefore, his prior conviction was not

  • Bearfield v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cerille B. Nassau, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G Lawson, District Attorney, and Anece Baxter, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0655

    The defendant lured a 9-year-old victim into his apartment, forced her onto the couch, assaulted her and threw her from a second story ba

  • Richardson v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Robby A. King District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0331

    The defendant's 30-year sen did not amount to an act of retaliation for his rejection of a plea deal with a lower sen