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  • In the Interest of J. M. N.

    Publication Date: 2007-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James T. Hallman Hallman & Martin PC, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, John R. Coleman Jr. and Franklin B. Patterson Coleman & Chambers, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0067

    Evidence that the mother failed to obtain stable housing, had continued financial instability and showed prolonged unwillingness to address her mental health issues supported the termination of her

  • DeSouza v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie G. Patterson Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, and Amelia G. Pray, Assistant District Attorney, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0256

    The filing of a notice of appeal of the denial of a plea in bar of double jeopardy does not divest a trial court of jurisdiction over the case if the trial court has ruled that the defendant's plea

  • Saunders v. Industrial Metals and Surplus Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josh B. Wages, Gary B. Blasingame Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, Bryant & Ashley, and David R. Montgomery Hudson & Montgomery PC, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Bruce A. Taylor Jr., Douglas K. Burrell Drew, Eckl & Farnham, David F. Root, Kimberly M. DeWitt Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, M. David Merritt McLain & Merritt PC, and M. Scott Barksdale Barksdale & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A07A0038

    The plaintiff had equal knowledge that the skylight through which he fell while repairing the roof on the first defendant's building would not support a person's w

  • Clark v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark B. Beberman Public Defender's Office, Lyons, for appellant.
    for defendant: William S. Askew, District Attorney, and Mary K. Mitchell, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0134

    A former classmate of the defendant, who was a current GBI identified him from a videotape, which showed him twice selling cocaine to an undercover

  • In the Interest of I. G.

    Publication Date: 2007-05-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert M. Bearden Jr., Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and W. Ashley Hawkins, Forsyth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0117

    Evidence that the mother, who is mentally disabled, conceived the child with her step-grandfather and failed to meet any of her case plan goals, supported the termination of her parental r

  • Owens Corning v. Georgia Dept. of Revenue

    Publication Date: 2007-05-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virginia B. Harman Smith, Shaw & Maddox LLP, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Warren R. Calvert, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Michele M. Young, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Edward K. Smith, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A07A0424

    The clear and unambiguous language of the 1997 version of O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3 34 A provides tax exemption for ' "machinery, including components thereof, . . . when the machinery is bought to replace

  • In the Interest of E. J.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melaniece N. Bardley, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth M. Williamson, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, and Jerry W. Thacker, Conyers, for appellant. Other party representation: Temika J. Williams, Decatur.
    Case Number: A07A0680

    The mother's long history of drug abuse, failure to complete her reunification case plan, repeated willingness to place her drug addiction over her child's needs, and failure to bond with her child

  • In the Interest of T. R.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence W. Daniel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Sanders B. Deen, Assistant Attorney General, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0281

    The maternal grandmother/adoptive mother struck the youngest child in the face, hit the children with a belt and pushed one child down into a tub of water after asking if he wanted to die and

  • Cunningham v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-04-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven B. Mizerak, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0173

    The officer's discovery of steel wool and prescription drugs in the defen purse, while attempting to ascertain defen identity, was inevitable and the items the officer found in the defe

  • Simmons v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-04-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A2344

    The precise method of transfer is not an element of the crime of theft by t