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  • Mullis v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0416

    Evidence of the then 17-year-old victim's fragile emotional and psychological history authorized the trial court to clear the courtroom during his test

  • Brandeburg v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
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    Case Number: A08A0162

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant's demurrer and plea in abatement on basis that the state failed to name the specific victim for a theft by taking charge, since defense couns

  • Hamlin v. Ramey

    Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
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    Case Number: A08A0214

    The father failed to show that the proportional amount of his parenting time constituted a special circumstance, which would make the presumptive amount of child support exce

  • Boyd v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-02-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
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    Case Number: A08A0250

    The defendant threatened and slapped the 16-year-old victim, while he repeated attempted to penetrate her and the victim's mother testified that her residence, where the crimes took place, is i

  • Warren v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-01-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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    Case Number: A07A2482

    The defendant had prior tions in Minnesota for third degree assault, which carried a maximum punishment of three years in prison, thus the evidence supported a finding that the defendant had a

  • Blackmon v. Tenet Healthsystem Spalding Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-10-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas D. Trask and David F. Walbert Parks, Chesin, Walbert & Miller PC, Atlanta, for Blackmon. Thomas S. Carlock and Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Atlanta, for Webb and others. Kevin P. Race and Brian K. Mathis Insley & Race LLC, for Tenet Heathsystem.
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    Case Number: A07A1840; A07A2284; A07A2283

    The decedent's mother lacked standing to bring a wrongful death action in state court where the decedent's spouse survive

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-09-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly L. Geerdes Geerdes & Kim, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0913

    In the absence of a transcript, sufficient evidence presumably supported the defendant's convictions for theft of services and obstructing an of

  • Brooks v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald P. Word, Chief Circuit Pub. Defender, Carrollton, and Leigh S. Schrope Georgia Pub. Defenders Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Robert N. Peterkin, Assistant District Attorney, Greenville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0172

    The state proved venue in Meri county through the victim's testimony that the molestation occurred at ' "the big house" ' and other evidence showing that ' "the big house" ' was located in Mer

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Clark, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Melissa L. Poole, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellant. Other party representation: Leigh S. Schrope Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council, Atlanta, and James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A06A2388

    The state denied the defendant her constitutional right to a speedy

  • Baker v. Sweat

    Publication Date: 2006-11-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherry S. Harrell, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard B. Eason, David S. Crawford Eason, Kennedy & Assocs., Atlanta, Wade H. Coleman Coleman, Talley, Newbern, Kurrie, Preston & Holland, Valdosta, and Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A06A0892

    The defendant lacked standing to maintain a wrongful death action for his adult daughter, since he failed to support, visit or establish a relationship with her during her lif