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  • Yancey v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-11-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold S. Gulliver, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Jill M. Zubler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02A0843

    A statement made by an individual who was under suspicion for the crimes in question did not meet the requirements for trustworthiness under the necessity exception to the hearsay

  • Yancey v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold S. Gulliver, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Jill M. Zubler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02A0843

    A statement made by an individual who was under suspicion for the crimes in question did not meet the requirements for trustworthiness under the necessity exception to the hearsay

  • Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am. v. Crutchfield

    Publication Date: 2002-08-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Hannan III and Allen S. Willingham Love & Willingham, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey G. Casurella Law Offices of Jeffrey G. Casurella, Atlanta, Jerry A. Landers Jr. Browning & Tanksley, Marietta, John C. Bell Jr. Bell, James & Bentley, Augusta, and M. Scott Barrett Barrett & Assocs., Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A0476

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting class certification for claims against a life insurance company regarding underpayment of post-mortem interest on life insurance pro

  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-04-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Demetria N. Williams DeKalb County Public Defender's Office, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Elisabeth G. Macnamara, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A1426

    The trial court did not err in excluding unrelated evidence that the murder victim abused his girlfriend and may have kidnapped her at one

  • Joel v. Chastain

    Publication Date: 2002-03-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin H. Rubin and David C. Joel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warren R. Hinds, Roswell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2501

    Evidence that defendant's inadequately supervised employee falsely represented himself to be an attorney and settled plaintiff's case without her consent supported the jury's award of mental distres

  • Kmart Corp. v. Morris

    Publication Date: 2001-10-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Grant Alston & Bird, and Nowell D. Berreth, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan C. Peters, Michael T. Carithers and Allen S. Willingham Love & Willingham LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A1166

    Evidence that the premises owner knew an automatic door would open towards incoming patrons under certain circumstances supported a finding that its knowledge of the danger was superior to plaint

  • First Bancorp Mortgage Corp. v. Giddens

    Publication Date: 2001-10-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregg Loomis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John R. Lowery Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A0870

    The trial court properly excluded evidence of other lawsuits filed against defendants alleging flip sales since admitting such evidence would likely have resulted in undue prejudice or confusion wh

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-09-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Friedewald, Public Defender, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Robert M. Coker, Assistant District Attorney, and Jennifer M. Daniels, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0306

    An arresting officer was properly allowed to testify regarding a concerned citizen's tip since the tip explained the officer's co

  • Clark v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-09-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas J. Gustinella, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, and Ann M. Elmore, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0965

    Defendant's conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute reversed as the circumstantial evidence did not exclude his claim that he purchased the quarter bags of marijuana for his

  • Birnbrey, Minsk & Minsk v. Yirga

    Publication Date: 2000-08-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hollis C. Cobb Greer, Klosik & Daugherty, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joe A. Weeks, Avondale Estates, for appellee. Other party representation: Lisa K. Whitfield, Ronald D. Reemsnyder Welch, Spell, Reemsnyder & Pless PC and Cynthia J. Becker Chamers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A0267

    Absent evidence that defendant's employee was noticeably intoxicated at its holiday luncheon, the defendant was not liable for the accident involving the employee several hours