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  • Gregory v. Clive

    Publication Date: 2007-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: T. Bart Gary, Neil L. Wilcove, Theodore Freeman and Donald J. Grate Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George P. Shingler, Matthew D. Williams, Jonathan R. Granade Casey Gilson PC, Atlanta, Allen W. Bodiford and Ted N. Echols, Stockbridge, for appellees. Amicus appellant: R. Jonathan Hart, Emily E. Garrard, Savannah, David A. Basil, Carrollton, and James F. Grubiak, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S06G2138

    Public duty doctrine does not extend to city building inspectors, since this doctrine only applies to cases involving police prote

  • Lindsey v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Yurachek Mark Allen Yurachek & Assocs. and Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A1220

    The trial court harmfully erred in allowing the prosecutor to question the defendant about his extensive misdemeanor arrest r

  • Patel v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul S. Liston, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott L. Ballard, District Attorney, Randall K. Coggin, Assistant District Attorney, Fayetteville, and Cindy L. Spindler, Assistant District Attorney, Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0889

    The defendant was entitled to a mistrial, after the trial court improperly expressed its opinion during defense counsel's opening that the state had established venue in Fayette c

  • Georgia Pine Community Serv. Bd. v. Summerlin

    Publication Date: 2007-07-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary L. Seacrest and Annarita M. Busbee Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cale H. Conley, Richard A. Griggs Conley Griggs LLP, Atlanta, and C. Frederick Overby Overby Law Office PC, Columbus, for appellees. Amicus appellant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Kathleen M. Pacious, Loretta L. Pinkston and Jennifer L. Dalton, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S06G1461

    Both O.C.G.A. § 9-11-4 and 50-21-35 apply to service of process under the Georgia Tort Claim

  • 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

  • Griffin v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas L. Kirbo III The Kirbo Law Firm, and Jon V. Forehand Allen & Forehand, Moutrie, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, Valdosta, Robert R. Auman, Assistant District Attorney, Thomasville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0385

    O.C.G.A. § 16-5-40 does not preclude a conviction for kidnapping with bodily injury if the bodily injury occurs after the victim's

  • Lowery v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. David Wolfe, Kathryn A. Westberry and Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Bowden, District Attorney, Tifton, Bradford L. Rigby, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0262

    The trial court harmlessly erred in failing to consult with the defendant and his counsel prior to responding to the jury's substantive communic

  • Tennyson v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph Frails, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0680

    The defendant ran over the unarmed victim three times with his vehicle, killin

  • Langlands v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Staples Jr., Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael H. Crawford, District Attorney, Clarksville, and Richard K. Bridgeman, Assistant District Attorney, Toccoa, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0785

    State v. Langlands, 276 Ga. 721 2003 is overruled to the extent that it holds that trial counsel's deficient performance in failing to file a demurrer based on a mistaken allegation that firearms of

  • Sampson v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Casto Bennett & Casto PC, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: John G. Conger, District Attorney, Crawford L. Seals, Assistant District Attorney, Columbus, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0375

    The defendant fatally shot his ex-girlfriend after seeing her with anothe