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  • Kmart Corp v. Merriweather

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Grant, Nowell D. Berreth and Jeffrey J. Swart Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John B. Levy and Michael Weinstock Weinstock & Scavo PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A2298

    The Court could not consider defendants' challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence because they failed to include all of the evidence presented at trial in the appellate r

  • Warren v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael G. Kam Kam & Ebersbach PC, Newnan, and Valerie C. Cooke, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2210

    The defendants were not unreasonably detained when a drug dog conducted an exterior free air sniff of their vehicle since the driver consented to a plain view search and the dog was already present

  • Fleshe v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah F. Weiss Chandler & Britt LLC, Buford, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and David K. Keeton, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2131

    Defendant was not entitled to a sua sponte competency hearing where he displayed no irrational behavior at trial and no prior medical opinion indicated that he was incompetent or mentally imp

  • In the Interest of B. W.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Fryer, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Culpepper III, Cairo, Catherine M. Williams Williams & Spears PC, Thomasville, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson and Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2086

    The father's guilty plea to child cruelty involving his 2-month-old supported the termination of his parental r

  • Campbell v. Coates

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William L. Lundy Jr., Charles E. Morris Jr. Parker and Lundy, and W. Wright Gammon Jr. Gammon and Anderson, Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Clinton Sumner Jr., Susan D. Taylor Magruder & Sumner, Rome, Lanny B. Bridgers and Steven J. Estep King & Spalding, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2377

    The evidence supported the trial court's conclusion that plaintiff did not properly serve defendant through his son pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-11-

  • In the Interest of A. A.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexander T. Rundlet Southern Ctr. For Human Rights, Atlanta for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Mary E. Evans-Battle, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1704

    The victims' testimony that the juvenile defendant threatened them with a knife supported the juvenile's delinquency adjudic

  • In the Interest of J. V.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cassandra M. Ford, Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson and Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Thomas J. O'Donnell, Milledgeville, for appellee. Other party representation: L. A. Browne Jr., Milledgeville.
    Case Number: A01A1629

    The mother had little contact with her children after they were placed in foster care, provided no financial support for the children and failed to meet her reunification require

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. West and Bruce S. Harvey Law Offices of Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and William H. McClain, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2099

    The officers did not impermissibly detain the defendant following a valid traffic stop where officers determined that neither the driver nor defendant could legally drive th

  • Vonslep v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Stein and Margaret A. Reeves The Law Offices of George Stein, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General, Jessica K. Morris, Assistant Solicitor General, and Sandra G. Dawson, Assistant Solicitor, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2293

    Defense counsel waived defendant's right to automatic discharge and dismissal by seeking multiple leaves of absence and consenting to have defendant's trial date reset outside of the allowable time p

  • In the Interest of M. V.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael R. McCarthy, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Richard K. Murray, Dalton, for appellee. Other party representation: Bruce A. Kling and Jerry W. Moncus, Dalton.
    Case Number: A01A1790

    The mother's failure to protect her infant from a deadly beating supported the termination of her parental rights to her surviving chi