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  • 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

  • Georgia Lottery Corp. v. First Nat'l Bank of Grady County

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Daniel M. Formby, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John B. Ballard Jr., Shereen M. Walls, Assistant Attorneys General, and David C. Will Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan K. Chason Chason & Willett, Cairo, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0016

    A bank converted lottery funds when it honored a stop payment request on funds that were placed into a retailer's segregated lottery ac

  • In the Interest of K. R. S. & K. C. H.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn A. Hall, Rebecca R. Crowley, Waycross, Phyllis J. Holmen, Lisa J. Krisher and Vicky O. Kimbrell, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Other party representation: John B. Brewer III, Hazlehurst, and Franklin D. McCrae, Alma.
    Case Number: A02A0617

    The juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to decide the maternal grandparents' deprivation petition since allegations raised therein pertained to the circumstances existing prior to the mother's death

  • Harrell v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dennis C. O'Brien and David J. Koontz Law Office of Dennis C. O'Brien, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1939

    Lay opinion testimony that the damage to the victim's truck exceeded $500 supported defendant's conviction for criminal damage to property in the second d

  • Yargus v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter L. Lublin, Monica K. Gilroy and Carol V. Clark McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark LLC, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ned Blumenthal Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, John C. Pennington and Ernest M. Moran, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A0745

    A real estate purchase contract allowed the buyers to unilaterally extend the closing date to allow for the repair of defects uncovered by a home inspe

  • In the Interest of J. P. and R. M.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    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: James M. Barnes, Bruce A. Kling and G. Gargandi Vaughn, Dalton.
    Case Number: A01A1639; A01A1640

    Evidence that the mother and father spanked their children on videotape supported a finding that the children were dep

  • Linkous v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General, and Thomas E. Griner, Assistant Solicitor, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1638

    Defense counsel waived defendant's speedy trial demand by failing to appear for the scheduled trial after being contacted by the trial