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  • Jarrett v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Wadkins and Stephanie N. Ward Public Defender's Office, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: John G. Conger, Julia A. Slater, District Attorneys, LaRae D. Moore, Assistant District Attorney, and David B. Ranieri, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0880

    The trial court's charge on possession of a motor vehicle with vehicle identification number removed was virtually identical to the statutory language and correctly stated th

  • Grindle v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Drake, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Wesley C. Ross District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1354

    The co-defendant's custodial statement was testimonial and the defendant did not have an opportunity to cross-examin

  • In the Interest of R. W.

    Publication Date: 2009-08-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Kathleen A. Giroux and Stephany J. Luttrell, Assistant District Attorneys, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0883

    The transfer of the juvenile's prosecution for aggravated assault, armed robbery and theft by taking to the superior court was in the juvenile's and the community's best int

  • DuPree v. South Atlantic Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard S. Alembik, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donna J. Salem Salem & Wong and Wendell K. Willard, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A0722

    A factual questioned remained as to whether the defendant waived its right to object to plaintiff's failure to make a second earnest money deposit 10 days before the scheduled cl

  • Goolsby v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa L. Smith, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Layla H. Zon, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0802

    The defendant attacked the victim with a knife, had sex with her, dragged her to her bathroom and had her count to 20 before getti

  • Horner v. Robinson

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Wetzel Michael L. Wetzel & Assocs. PC, Bogart, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard P. Hamilton Cruser & Mitchell LLP, Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0715

    The defendant failed to strictly comply with the requisite notice provisions contained in the Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, O.C.G.A. § 40-11-1 et seq. prior to selling the plaintiff's stolen race car

  • Artis v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. West West & Corvelli, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming,, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, and Deborah D. Wellborn District Attorney's Office, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1377

    The firearms discovered in a vehicle in which the defendant was a passenger was admissible as part of the res g

  • Hilliard v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul K. Cook, Vidalia, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Sandra Dutton, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0131

    Induced error, in which a witness vouched for the aggravated sexual battery and child molestation victim's veracity, is not the basis for rev

  • Duke v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Macklyn A. Smith, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Kevin T. McMurry, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0721

    The evidence presented at trial raised more than a mere suspicion that the defendant was guilty of repeatedly raping his dau

  • Proctor v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matt A. Hirsch King & King & Jones PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and John A. Pipkin III, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0766

    The arresting officer had authority to execute a traffic stop for following too closely based on his observation of the defendant driving on an interstate approximately one car-length away from the