• Pilot Travel Centers, LLC v. McCray

    Publication Date: 2013-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2013-11-05
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: ROBERT M. FILLMORE JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-13-00002-CV

    On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-11-09096

  • Burt v. Titlow

    Publication Date: 2013-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2013-11-05
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: No. 12-414

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 12203 SHERRY L. BURT, WARDEN, PETITIONER v. VONLEE NICOLE

  • In re Alatriste

    Publication Date: 2013-10-30
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    Date Filed: 2013-10-29
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Lawrence M. Daniels, Timothy M. Weiner, and David F. Glassman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent.
    for defendant: Law Offices of Allen G. Weinberg and Allen G. Weinberg for Petitioner Jose Armando Alatriste. Law Offices of Allen G. Weinberg and Derek K. Kowata for Petitioner Joseph Bonilla.

    Case Number: No. B248072 No. B248199

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 11935 In re JOSE ARMANDO ALATRISTE, on Habeas Corpus. No. B248072 In the C

  • October 29, 2013 | The Associated Press

    Georgia Lines Up Counsel For Water Wars

    Georgia has appointed lawyers to handle a legal dispute with Florida over regional water rights that is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, authorities said.Attorneys Seth Waxman of Wilm

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  • Bulloch v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard J. Weintraub and Benjamin B. Alper The Law Offices of Howard J. Weintraub PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. F. Slater, District Attorney, Columbus, Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Elizabeth A. Brandenburg and Marcia G. Shein Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg, Decatur.

    Case Number: S13A0129

    Trial counsel was not deficient for calling the defendant as the only defense witness, since it was reasonable trial strategy to not present evidence in order to preserve the right to make the final

  • Tipton v. State of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2013-05-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Morrison, Soperton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Altman, District Attorney, and Tony May, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0198

    The record did not show wheth trial court performed the required detailed analysis to determine wheth forfeiture of the defendant's vehicle to the State constituted an excessive fine af

  • JAMES EARL LEMONS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

    Publication Date: 2013-04-04
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    Date Filed: 2013-04-04
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, SIXTH DISTRICT, TEXARKANA
    Judge: Bailey C. Moseley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-12-00128-CR

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, SIXTH DISTRICT, TEXARKANAJAMES EARL LEMONS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appelleep cla

  • Ellington v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl P. Greenberg, Gladys H. Pollard Capital Defender's Office, Atlanta, and David W. DeBruin Jenner & Block LLP, District of Columbia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Donald P. Geary, Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Theresa M. Schiefer, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, Franklin J. Hogue Hogue & Hogue LLP, Macon, and J. Scott Key, Decatur. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Ctr. and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S12P0870

    The trial court abused its discretion in precluding voir dire questioning of prospective jurors as to whether they would automatically impose the death penalty, rather than fairly considering all th

  • Warbington v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wystan B. Getz, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard R. Read, District Attorney, and Roberta A. Earnhardt, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Conyers, for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A0242

    A defendant cannot challenge on appeal a ruling allowing his prior convictions to be admitted for impeachment purposes if he did not testify at

  • Green v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-06-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark J. Nathan, Assistant Public Defender, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, District Attorney, Ann M. Elmore, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine R. Thrower, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S12A0853

    Slight differences in the size, shading or clarity of photographs used in an identification line-up do not render a line-up impermissibly sugge