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  • Rogers v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key Sexton, Key & Hendrix PC, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard G. Milam, District Attorney, Jackson, and Jason S. Johnston, Assistant District Attorney, Forsyth, for appellee. Other party representation: Sarah L. Gerwig-Moore Mercer Law School, Macon.
    Case Number: A07A0551

    Evidence that the defendant pawned a stolen bicycle in 2003 was admissible at his trial for burglary in which the state presented evidence that the defendant pawned the stolen

  • In the Interest of K. A. B.

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna A. Seagraves, Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth M. Williamson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Jeffrey K. Williams, Gainesville, for appellee. Other party representation: Victoria M. Moore Piedmont Judicial Circuit Guardian Ad Litem, Jefferson.
    Case Number: A07A1228

    The mother had a history of drug use, she failed to seek mental health treatment for her psychological issues, she was unemployed, she did not enroll in GED classes until the state filed its termina

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0006

    The defendant showed up at an arranged drug sale of $11K in marijuana, showed the undercover officer a sample, told the officer that the marijuana was in a van that followed her and officers discove

  • Casanova v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerome D. Lee Hernan Taylor & Lee, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0298

    The defendant admitted to police that he obtained the 442 grams of methamphetamine that his codefendant brought to a prearranged buy from his supplier and that he intended to pay his supplier $9K af

  • LaFette v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jovan D. LaFette, Oglethorpe, proceeded pro se. Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0732

    Habeas provided defendant's only remedy after expiration of the term of court in which the trial court entered judgment on his convi

  • MCG Health Inc. v. Barton

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James S. Weston Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley PC, Augusta, for MCG Health Inc. Thomas R. Burnside Jr. and Mark B. Williamson Burnside, Wall, Daniel & Ellison, Augusta, for Barton. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Claude M. Sitton, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for Board of Regents.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A1060; A07A1061

    The plaintiff's medical expert, who had more than 20 years of emergency room experience, including experience in diagnosing testicular injuries, had the requisite knowledge and experience under O.C

  • Schramm v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas K. Schramm, Jasper, proceeded pro se. Lee Darragh, District Attorney, Gainesville, and Matthew C. Dalrymple, Assistant District Attorney, Dawsonville, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0522

    The arresting officer had probable cause to stop the defendant's vehicle based on his observ of a seatbelt viol

  • In the Interest of M. D. L.

    Publication Date: 2007-06-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key Sexton, Key & Hendrix PC, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Wilson H. Bush, Jackson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0054

    The father's drug use, time spent in prison, and failure to complete his reunification plan, maintain stable housing and employment, complete required classes and visit the children during at least

  • Oni v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-05-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas M. West, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Tamara L. Ross, Assistant District Attorney, and David K. Getachew-Smith District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0187

    The 18-month delay between remittitur and the filing of the defendant's second motion for discharge and acquittal, though presumptively prejudicial, did not violate the defendant's right to a speedy

  • In the Interest of S. S. G. A.

    Publication Date: 2007-05-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Koontz Law Office of Dennis C. O'Brien, Marietta, and David P. Smith, Smyrna, for the mother. Roderick H. Martin, Marietta, for the father. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth M. Williamson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Sanders B. Deen, Assistant Attorney General, Marietta, for appellee. Other party representation: Catherin C. Vandenberg Legal Aid of Cobb County, Marietta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0285; A07A0286

    The mother and the father's unrehabilitated drug addictions and convictions and incarcerations on various drug charges supported the termination of their parental r