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  • Hampton v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy L. Eidson, Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, Cheri L. Nichols, Assistant District Attorney, Cordele, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A0585

    A conviction for hindering the apprehension of a criminal is equivalent to the common law of being an accessory after the fact and a party may not be convicted of being both a principal to th

  • Boatright v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen M. Trapp Jr., placeCityCarrolltonfor appellant. Fred A. Lane Jr., District Attorney, Anthony Volkodav Jr., Paul E. Hemmann, Eric K. Dunaway, Assistant District Attorneys, Dallas, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Amy E. H. Morelli, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: S11A0287

    The trial court did not err by failing to instruct the jury on mutual combat because no evidence showed a mutual intention to

  • In the Matter of Chalmer E. Detling II

    Publication Date: 2011-06-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Chairperson Review Panel, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y1007

    The Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline requesting a Review Panel repr

  • Collier v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary K. Ware, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A0050

    Any error in the trial court's jury charge on impeachment of a witness by his or her conviction on a drug offense was harmless in light of the jury instruction as a whole, which made plain that the

  • Weaver v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-02-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy L. Eidson, Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, Cordele, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A0113

    Under the circumstances, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in proceeding with the trial in the defendant's absence after he was removed from the courtroom for disruptive beh

  • Sharpe v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, Julayaun M. Waters, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1883

    The trial court's Allen charge did not improperly coerce the jury, as the jury deliberated for a considerable time after the trial court gave the instruction and reaffirmed its verdict when p

  • Glenn v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1378

    Evidence, including the victim's DNA in blood found on the defendant's boots, the headboard of the defendant's bed and a napkin recovered from the trunk of his car, supported the defendant's convict

  • Brinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-01-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph D. Weathers Weathers Law Office, Moultrie, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gary W. Edwards, District Attorney, Albany, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sara K. Sahni, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1644

    The defendant shot and killed the victim in front of the pizza store where he worked, because he had once dated and remained close f with the co-defendant's girlf

  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-12-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas B. Ammar Georgia Justice Project, Judith A. O'Brien, Sarah E. Scott, and Tracey K. Ledbetter Southerland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: Clark D. Cunningham Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A1301

    An eyewitness at the scene identified the defendant as one of the shooters involved with a murder and several aggravated ass

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: H. B. Edwards III Edwards & Edwards, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, Tracy K. Chapman, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary K. Ware, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1315

    Admission of the victim's hearsay statements to her mother and a friend regarding the defendant's prior physical abuse did not violate the defendant's confrontation right, since the statements were