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  • Expedia Inc. v. City of Columbus

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry A. Buchanan Buchanan & Land, Columbus, and E. Kendrick Smith, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles N. Pope, Wade H. Tomlinson Jr., Alan G. Snipes Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood LLP, Columbus, John R. Bielema Jr., William H. Boling Jr., Michael P. Carey Bryan, Cave, Powell & Goldstein LLP, R. Timothy Morrison, Neal K. Pope, William U. Norwood III Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood LLP and L. Lin Wood Jr. Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0563, A10A0826

    The Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction over the discovery order in this matter, since the collateral order exception did not extend to the order in question and the appellant failed to comply with

  • Huggins v. Boyd

    Publication Date: 2010-07-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howell S. Basham, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan K. Webb, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1346

    The trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over the appellant, since it was undisputed that the appellant was a South Carolina resident, who engaged in stalking conduct only outside of Ge

  • Hernandez v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa L. Smith Public Defender's Office, Covington, and Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, and David E. Boyle, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0399

    Testimony that one has consumed alcohol does not place one's character in

  • Presley v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-06-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Daniel J. Quinn and Gerald Mason, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S08G1152

    Trial courts are required to consider alternatives to courtroom closure, even if no alternatives are pres

  • Leverette v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0925

    Any alleged error in the trial court's charge that slight movement is sufficient to prove asport did not require reversal, given the overwhelming and undisputed evidence of asport

  • Preval v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Alicia C. Gant and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2384

    The state used the same 17.54 pounds of seized marijuana to prove that Preval both possessed a trafficking weight of marijuana and manufactur

  • Walsh v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher T. Polillo, Public Defender, placeCityMonroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric C. Crawford, District Attorney, Monroe, and William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2231

    The trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for an out-of-time without holding an evidentiary hearing to determine who was responsible for failing to file a timely

  • Krachman v. Ridgeview Institute Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary P. Bunch, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wade K. Copeland Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, and Brenda R. Insley Insley & Race LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1108

    The defendant mental health facility was not entitled to immunity under O.C.G.A. § 37-3-4 for the plaintiff's claim of involuntary detention, since that statute extends immunity only to designated i

  • Bynum v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-10-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Sirna Krevolin & Horst LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, and William J. Hunter, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1623

    The evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's child molestation conviction for acts committed against his 15-year-old dau

  • State v. Porter

    Publication Date: 2009-10-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Stephany J. Luttrell, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council and Janet W. Hankins, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1508

    The 8-year delay between the defendant's initial arrest and his initial trial date was presumptively prejud