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  • 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

  • Baker v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Manton The Manton Law Firm LLC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Henry D. Green Jr. and Mary P. Adams Green & Sapp LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Traci G. Courville Oates & Courville, Columbus, and J. Marcus E. Howard Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta. Amicus Appellees: Thomas S. Carlock, Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Brian W. Looby, Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Medical Ass'n of Ga., Simuel F. Doster Jr. and Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A0994

    The qualified protective order granted in this case was too broad, because the order should have limited the defendant's inquiry to matters relevant to the plaintiff's medical condition, which are a

  • Lanier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, Tony A. May, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1040

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for a mistrial based on a police officer's passing statement about defendant's parole officer during cross-examination

  • Pointer v. Roberts

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles M. Cork III, Macon, and Randy J. Ebersbach Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis PC, Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erica L. Parsons Wilson, Morton & Downs LLC, Decatur, Joseph R. Cruser, Raymond R. Grant III Cruser & Mitchell LLP, Norcross, Frederick M. Valz III and Albert P. Moore Jr. Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10G0644

    Judgment in Roberts v. Pointer, 301 Ga. App. 531 2009, rev

  • Robinson v. Boyd

    Publication Date: 2010-10-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George E. Duncan Jr. and Jennifer C. Adair Duncan & Adair, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . William J. Mueller The Mueller Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10G0084

    Although the waited nearly five years after filing the original action-almost seven years after expiration of the statute of limitation-to perfect service of the original complaint, Hobbs v. Arthur,

  • Templeton v. Howell

    Publication Date: 2010-10-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy R. Snell Fulcher Hagler LLP, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . William J. Williams Johnston, Wilkin & Williams and Allen W. Johnson, Augusta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S10A0910

    Option in the testator's will for the appellant to purchase all or any of the testator's real estate, except for one acre of land upon which his residence was located, was void for lack of a clear a

  • Lambert v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-10-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared M. Campbell, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh E. Patterson, District Attorney, Rome, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sara K. Sahni, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0878

    Since the evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming, he could not show prejudice from his trial counsel's pursuit of an invalid defense of coe

  • In re Moss

    Publication Date: 2010-10-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaGary A. Moss, Chamblee. Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10Y0590

    An attorney was disbarred for failing to remit funds collected for his client, commingling the funds and converting the funds to his ow

  • Skaliy v. Metts

    Publication Date: 2010-10-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Troy A. Lanier Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier, Augusta, and Gary J. Toman Nations Toman & McKnight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Ziva P. Bruckner Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner, Barry A. Fleming and Frank A. Nelson Fulcher Hagler LLP, Augusta, for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10A0881

    Since the non-resident defendant was not a resident of the county where the suit was filed and the appellee did not seek equitable relief common to both the resident and non-resident defendants, the