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  • Richardson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Robinson III, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1154

    The evidence supported a finding that the defendant knew or should have known that the rental car he was driving was s

  • Dale v. Keith Built Homes Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-09-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Manley F. Brown, John C. Clark, Philip M. Brown, Jarome E. Gautreaux O'Neal, Brown & Clark PC, Macon, Leighton B. Deming Jr., Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . J. Kenneth Moorman and Nancy G. Cook Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Matthew L. Hilt Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, John L. Kimmey III Germano, Kimmey & Cheatwood PC, James A. Meaney III Allen, Kopet & Assocs., Atlanta, Cubbedge Snow III, Thomas P. Allen III Martin & Snow, Macon, Jeffrey L. Cox, Henry L. Young Jr., Dawsonville, and Charles R. Adams III Adams & Adams LLP, Fort Valley.
    Case Number: A05A1433

    The general contractor's alleged failure to enforce its no-drinking on the job policy did not increase the risk of harm to third pe

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith B. Harkleroad Harkleroad & Harkleroad, Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard E. Currie, District Attorney, Waycross, Allen R. Knox and Kurt J. Martin, Douglas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1053

    The defendant hooked a boat and trailer that he did not own onto his vehicle and led officers on a high speed chase when they spotte

  • Oswell v. Nixon

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John C. Wise, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Edward H. Wasmuth Jr. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1410

    Georgia law does not recognize a private cause of action for the alleged unauthorized practice o

  • Ledford v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stacy D. Barnett The Barnett Law Firm, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garry T. Moss, District Attorney, and Allen D. Morris, Assistant District Attorney, Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1397

    The defendant's previous use of a pocketknife to stab someone in anger and without provocation was relevant to the issue of whether he intended to threaten or harm the victim in this

  • Fernandez v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin W. Drummond, Carrollton, for Fernandez. Gerald P. Word Johnson, Word & Simmons, Carrollton, for Esparza. Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A05A1046; A05A1047

    The defendants' nervousness and conflicting stories about why they traveled from California to Atlanta authorized the jury to find that they were aware of the 33 kilos of cocaine, which was hidden i

  • Speed v. Muhanna

    Publication Date: 2005-08-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David N. Krugler, Andrew B. Cash Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC, and Charles A. Mathis Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wade K. Copeland Courtney A. Buxton Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: John K. Train IV Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Emmitte H. Griggs Chambless, Higdon & Carson, H. Andrew Owen Jr. Jones & Sweeney, Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen & Weathington PC, Atlanta, and Bonnie L. Baker Meadows & Futch PC, Stockbridge.
    Case Number: A05A1042

    The plaintiff's attorney in a premises liability action had actual and apparent authority to release any current or future medical malpractice claims against his treating physician in exchange for h

  • Withrow v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-08-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clark C. Adams Jr., Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: John G. Conger, District Attorney, Columbus, and Mark C. Post, Assistant District Attorney, Hamilton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0880

    The defendant knew her 7-month-old daughter sustained serious injures and failed to seek medical care for three

  • Drake v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-08-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Willie C. Weaver, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth B. Hodges III, District Attorney, and Christopher S. Cohilas, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1527

    The defendant stole items from the victims' trucks and pawned them shortly after the c

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-08-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra M. Finch and Benjamin A. Pearlman University of Georgia Legal Aid Clinic, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, and Patricia K. Atwill, Assistant District Attorney, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1363

    Burchette v. State, 278 Ga. 1 2004, which disapproved certain language in the Allen charge given in the defendant's case and was decided seven months after defendant's trial, is not retroa