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  • Stone v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard K. Murray, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Sharon M. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0692

    The totality of the circumstances supported the trial court's finding that the 15-year-old's statement to police was knowing and volu

  • Spear v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Spear, Atlanta, proceeded pro se. Carmen D. Smith, Solicitor General, and Jody L. Peskin, Assistant Solicitor General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A04A2090

    Any deficiency in the performance of defendant's appointed counsel with regard to his hearing on the effectiveness of trial counsel resulted from defendant's own failure to cooperate wit

  • Howren v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-10-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney L. Mathis, Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A1293

    The defendant had no standing to contest the search of his co-defendant's car and its con

  • Hopper v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-05-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William R. Thompson Jr., Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Calhoun, and Sharon M. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A0710

    Testimony from the defendant's two minor sons supported his convictions for child molest and aggravated child molest

  • Blackwell v. Potts

    Publication Date: 2004-04-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Taylor W. Jones, Jenny E. Jensen Taylor W. Jones & Assocs., William Q. Bird William Q. Bird & Assocs., and Richard E. Harris, Atlanta, for Blackwell. James T. McDonald Jr. and John S. Berry Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for Potts.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A03A2400; A03A2401

    The trial court abused its discretion in concluding that the legal malpractice plaintiffs were categorically restricted to the evidence already in the record when the defendants represented them in

  • Urapo-Sanchez v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-04-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew A. Hothem, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason J. Deal, District Attorney, and Alison W. Toller, Assistant District Attorney, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A04A0235

    The undercover agent's testimony that the defendant seemed calm, friendly and reassuring during their meetings and that he never showed any reluctance to participate in the transaction was sufficien

  • Whitesides v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-03-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas W. Auld, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and James M. Miskell, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1960

    The record showed that the defendant grappled with the inherent conflict between maintaining his innocence and pleading guilty to obtain the benefits of a negotiated Alford plea, he weighed the meri

  • Blackwell v. Potts

    Publication Date: 2004-03-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Taylor W. Jones, Jenny E. Jensen Taylor W. Jones & Assocs., William Q. Bird William Q. Bird & Assocs., and Richard E. Harris, Atlanta, for Blackwell. James T. McDonald Jr. and John S. Berry Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for Potts.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A03A2400; A03A2401

    The trial court abused its discretion in concluding that the legal malpractice plaintiffs were categorically restricted to the evidence already in the record when the defendants represented them in

  • Blier v. Greene

    Publication Date: 2003-09-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert C. Martin Jr. Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild LLP, Columbus, for Blier. Charles A. Gower and Gwyn N. Bunn, Columbus, for Greene. Ray L. Allison Denney, Pease, Allison & Kirk, Columbus for the Columbus Clinic. Other Party Representation: Ronald W. Self Self, Mullins PC, Columbus.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A03A1144; A03A1145

    The 5-year medical malpractice statute of repose did not bar the plaintiffs' sexual assault and battery claims, which did not involve the exercise of professional jud

  • Brogdon v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-08-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernadette C. Crucilla, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Howard Z. Simms, District Attorney, and Myra H. Kline, Assistant District Attorney, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1571

    Defendant intimidated the victim while trying to get the victim to give him money under false pret