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July 31, 2006 | Legal Times

2005-06 Supreme Court: The Advocates' View

The Supreme Court's 2005-06 term began with a bang and ended with a blockbuster. After a decade-plus of stability, the Court had two new members to unsettle expectations. Chief Justic

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Phillips v. State

Publication Date: 2006-07-21
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Wadkins and David E. Webb Public Defender's Office, Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S06A0531

Defense counsel was not deficient for failing to present certain alibi evidence, since the witnesses in question had credibility issues and counsel wanted to present the right to open and close argu

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DRI Electronic Discovery Seminar

If it wasn't for the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which recently got the blessings of the U.S. Supreme Court and will be codified in December, lawyers would probably be inclined to feel that talking about electronic discovery was akin to beating a dead horse--repeatedly. Like street...

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Denny v. State

Publication Date: 2005-12-22
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ricardo G. Samper, Newnan, and Jerry F. Pittman, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Chad E. Jacobs Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S05A1915

The defendant shot and killed the victims when they arrived unexpectedly while the defendant was burglarizing the first victim's

Brodes v. State

Publication Date: 2005-07-01
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Benham, Robert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry A. Hibbert Cromwell & Hibbert, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard, District Attorney, Alvera A. Wheeler and Anne E. Green, Assistant District Attorneys, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S04G2101

Reliability of an eyewitness's identification can be negatively impacted by stress or violence, so trial courts are advised to refrain from informing jurors that they may consider a witness's level

City of Macon v. Alltel Communications Inc.

Publication Date: 2004-05-14
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas C. James III James, Bates, Pope & Spivey, Macon, for appellant.
for defendant: Nisbet S. Kendrick and Adam S. Katz Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice LLC, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: Robert J. Middleton Jr., Albany, Susan M. Pruett and Ted C. Baggett Georgia Mun. Ass'n, Atlanta. Bennett L. Ross BellSouth Telecomms. Inc., Dorian S. Denburg BellSouth Corp., Atlanta, and Robert M Dow Jr. Mayer, Brown, Rower & Maw LLP, Chicago, Ill.
Case Number: S04Q0128

The city's amended ordinance, which increased permit fees for wire, cable or conduit located in a city street right-of-way is preempted by O.C.G.A. § § 32-4-92 a 10 and 32-6-174, as well as Georgia

Head v. Stripling

Publication Date: 2003-12-19
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Karen A. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and James D. McDade, District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellant.
for defendant: Diane G. Kelly, Mitchell D. Raup, David M. Gossett and Carl J. Summers Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, Ill., for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr., Sarah L. Gerwig Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Michael M. Mears, Holly L. Geerdes, Multi-County Pub. Defender, Gerald R. Weber Jr. American Civil Liberties Union, John R. Martin Martin Bros. PC, and Nicholas A. Lotito, Atlanta.
Case Number: S03A0525

The state violated Brady by suppressing parole records supporting the defendant's mental retardation

Head v. Stripling

Publication Date: 2003-10-31
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Karen A. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and James D. McDade, District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellant.
for defendant: Diane G. Kelly, Mitchell D. Raup, David M. Gossett and Carl J. Summers Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, Ill., for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr., Sarah L. Gerwig Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Michael M. Mears, Holly L. Geerdes, Multi-County Pub. Defender, Gerald R. Weber Jr. American Civil Liberties Union, John R. Martin Martin Bros. PC, and Nicholas A. Lotito, Atlanta.
Case Number: S03A0525

The state violated Brady by suppressing parole records supporting the defendant's mental retardation

Warren v. Board of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Ga.

Publication Date: 2001-02-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Hue Henry and Christopher L. Casey J. Hue Henry PC, Athens, for appellant.
for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Daniel M. Formby, John B. Ballard Jr., Deputy Attorneys General, Oscar B. Fears III, Assistant Attorney General, and Letitia M. Brown King & Spalding, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: James C. Rawls Powell, Goldstein, Frazier & Murphy, George P. Shingler Casey, Gilson, Williams & Shingler, Randolph A. Mayer Mayer & Beal, Karen R. White Arrington & Hollowell PC, Floyd C. Newton III, Michael R. Smith King & Spalding and Carrie L. Christie Christie, Toreno & Hatcher LLP, Atlanta.
Case Number: A00A1841

Plaintiffs' contribution of money to a charitable did not give them standing to maintain a suit to enforce the

In re Refco Securities Litigation, 05 Civ. 8626

Publication Date: 2009-03-24
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Date Filed: 2009-03-17
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Gerard Lynch
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Case Number: 05 Civ. 8626

District Judge Gerard E. Lynch U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK James J. Sabella, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., New York, New York, for Lead Plaintiff