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  • State v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2008-08-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A1491

    The original trial judge had discretion to deny the defendant's motion to sever similar offenses based on evidence that the defendant used the first victim's stolen car during his robbery an

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-08-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
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    Case Number: A08A1703

    The arresting officer's testimony about the briefing he received before going on duty was admissible to explain his conduct, since the briefing gave the officer probable cause to investigate the

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-08-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
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    Case Number: A08A1508

    The defendant could not show prejudice from the 8-year delay in the trial court's hearing of his motion for a new trial, since his contentions on appeal were meri

  • Carroll v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-08-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
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    Case Number: A08A1383

    Defense counsel was not deficient for strategically deciding not to move for a mistrial, after the jury heard evidence that the defendant had sexually abused another family m

  • Waddell v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-08-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
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    Case Number: A08A1489

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's request for the appointment of different co

  • Kilgore v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
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    Case Number: A08A0386

    The trial court did not violate the defendant's right to confrontation when it allowed the state to introduce excerpts of the victim's testimony from a previous hearing, after the victim ref

  • Gilbert v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
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    Case Number: A08A0565

    Evidence that the defendant forcibly moved the victim from her living room to the kitchen and from the kitchen to the bedroom authorized the jury to find that the defendant's actions met the asp

  • Glover v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0060

    Evidence that the victim lived with the defendant in an apartment located in Cobb county and the defendant's admission that he ' "gave the victim whippings on a daily basis," '

  • Branton v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0779

    Evidence that a defendant attempted to influence a witness's testimony by offering him money is admissible to show consciousness of

  • Ray v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-06-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0714

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of crack cocaine officer found on the defendant incident to his arrest, despite lack of testimony regarding who transported the sea