• Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan P. Waters, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Howard Z. Simms, District Attorney, Eugene Felton Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Macon, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Frank M. Gaither Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A2098

    The defendant failed to show that his trial counsel was defi

  • Falkenberry v. Taylor

    Publication Date: 2005-01-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William E. Cetti, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven M. Reilly, Byron M. G. Sanford, Lawrenceville, Charles G. Shrake, Roswell, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Mark J. Cicero, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: S04A1988

    The Child Support Recovery Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-11-1 et seq., as amended in 2003, no longer distinguishes between the procedure available for children who receive public assistance and those who d

  • Cody v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-12-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eldridge Suggs IV The Suggs Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A1334

    The trial court erred in granting the state's untimely motion to strike a witness's testimony after granting the defendant's motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evi

  • Maddox v. Maddox

    Publication Date: 2004-11-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Wallace II Albert B. Wallace PC, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen W. Bodiford and Martin C. Jones, Stockbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04F1380

    The evidence of record established the amount paid for three undeveloped lots, which the trial court equitably divided, the pertinent dates for the properties in question, the amount of each down p

  • Henry v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-11-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell & Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Chad E. Jacobs, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A1077

    The state proved venue in Fulton c through the officers' testimony that the victim was shot in an area located in that c

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-11-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Kraus, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Alvera A. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Chad E. Jacobs, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A0971

    The trial court's error in charging the jury that it could infer an intent to kill from the use of a deadly weapon was harmless where the defendant was acquitted of malice m

  • State v. Benton

    Publication Date: 2004-10-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel M. Hirsh and Robert M. Coker, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan R. Melnick, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04G0153

    Generally, a jury's recommendation of leniency is mere surplusage, which does not affect the validity of a ve

  • Moore v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-10-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Frank M. Gaither Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A0703

    Defendant failed to meet his burden of showing ineffectiveness of trial co

  • Walton v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-10-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, St. Marys, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Amy H. McChesney, Rose L. Wing, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Raina Nadler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A1326

    The circumstances of the victim's gunshot wounds, his agonizing pain at the time and his death shortly thereafter established a prima facie showing for admission of his statements to his brother as

  • Rogers v. McGahee

    Publication Date: 2004-09-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. Walker Jr., Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen W. Bodiford and Martin C. Jones, Stockbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: S04A0689

    Debts which are in the nature of alimony, support or maintenance are not dischargeable in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.A. §52