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  • Meder v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen M. Trapp Jr., Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian K. Fortner, Solicitor General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Solicitor General, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0986

    The 30-month delay following the defendant's arrest did not violate her right to a speedy trial under the circumst

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, and William T. Kemp III District Attorney's Office, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1735

    When the state begins a trial without sufficient evidence go convict and a mistrial is granted over the defendant's objection, a defendant's plea of double jeopardy should be sustained, even in the

  • Desmear Systems Inc. v. Vines

    Publication Date: 2010-09-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melvin T. Johnson, Stone Mountain, and K. Rochelle Laroche The Action Johnson Law Group LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: A. Paul Moore Jr. Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1910

    If a real estate contract's financing contingency is not met, the contract is not binding and is unenforceable for lack of mutu

  • Ga. Inv. Int'l Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. Robl Spears & Robl LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert A. Weber The Weber Firm LLC, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1407

    The maker and guarantor of promissory note could not assert promissory estoppel as an affirmative defense to default, since the bank's alleged promises to refinance or issue a new line of credit wer

  • Rushing v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles D. Hodges, College Park, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and John A. Pipkin III, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1569

    Sufficient evidence existed to show that, although defendant may have had lawful possession initially, he intended to withhold the trailer in question from the owner for an indefinite period of

  • In the Interest of K.P., a Child

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Renata M. Newbill-Jallow, Public Defender, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, and Kathy A. Bradley, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1358

    In light of the juvenile's extensive past history with the juvenile system, his lack of rehabilitation and his self-imposed emancipation from his parents, the juvenile court did not abuse its discre

  • Bodiford v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. King II, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, and Michael L. Bankston, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1114

    The evidence was insufficient as a matter of law, since the state failed to show that the defendant alone possessed the drugs, which it was required to prove, because it did not prosecute the other

  • Bridges v. Wooten

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert K. Prater, Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: David L. Wooten, Margaret E. Wooten and Eric L. Wooten, Roanoke, Ala., proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A10A0782

    O.C.G.A. § 51-1-6, upon which the plaintiff relied to establish two defendants' liability, does not create a remedy for the violation of O.C.G.A. § 19-10-1, the criminal statute which prohibits aban

  • Polk v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William C. Head, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leslie C. Abernathy, Solicitor, Amy K. Radley and Sonya E. Grounds Solicitor General's Office, Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1472

    The totality of the circumstances, supported the denial of the defendant's motion to sup

  • Coleman v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-09-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Coleman, Nicholls, proceeded pro se. Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A10A1558

    The defendant's 10-year sentence for armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle was within the statutory l