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July 25, 2008 |

Absolute Pollution Exclusion

This article by Randy Maniloff discusses the current legal status of the absolute pollution exclusion. Maniloff cites court cases to conclude that definition of environmental pollution is needed.

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July 16, 2008 |

What is "Fire"? - Archive

Because insurers have not defined the word "fire," the issue of what types of fire losses are covered and what are not has been developing in court decisions since the early nineteenth century. This article offers a general discussion of the issue.

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Ruffin v. State

Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
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Case Number: S08A0493

Under the circumstances, the more than 2-year delay between the defendant's indictment and the denial of his motion to dismiss did not violate the defendant's constitutional speedy trial r

White v. State

Publication Date: 2008-06-13
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
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Case Number: S08A0215

The discovery of a weapon labeled for law enforcement use did not exclude the possibility that the weapon was given away or sold on the black m

Cowins v. State

Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
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Case Number: A08A0036

The trial court properly denied the defendant's objection to the admission of cocaine officers found in his pocket, since the break in the chain of custody came after the substance tested posit

Cleveland v. State

Publication Date: 2008-04-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Smith, George T.
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Case Number: A07A1797

The i tion in the affidavit supporting a warrant for the search of the defendant's home provided sufficient probable cause for the magistrate to issue the warrant and to determine that the

Navarrete v. State

Publication Date: 2008-02-08
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Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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Case Number: S07A1456

The jury could infer defendant's intent to commit the crimes from the fact that he assaulted the victim during a 20-minute drive to the wooded area where the victim was stabbed, participated in

Herring v. State

Publication Date: 2007-10-26
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Adams, A. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gabrielle A. Pittman and Jennifer R. Burns Public Defenders Office, Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, David T. Lock, Chief Assistant District Attorney, and Gregory M. McConnell, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
Case Number: A07A1366

The trial court erred in allowing the state to elicit evidence that the defendant used pornography for masturbation purposes, since the state produced no evidence showing that the defendant viewed c

Peterson v. State

Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S07A0471

Evidence that the defendant beat her 5-year-old nephew, deprived him of food, tied him to a banister for most of the day, burnt his foot to the extent that he needed a skin graft and forced him to e

Rivera v. State

Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Teresa M. Schiefer Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Thomas H. Dunn Georgia Resource Ctr., Holly L. Geerdes Geerdes & Kim LLC and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Atty's Council, Atlanta.
Case Number: S07P0151

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a mistrial or failing to give curative instructions, based on the state's narrowly tailored and logical argument that the defendant presented