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  • Artis v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. West West & Corvelli, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming,, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, and Deborah D. Wellborn District Attorney's Office, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1377

    The firearms discovered in a vehicle in which the defendant was a passenger was admissible as part of the res g

  • Bennett v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas A. Lotito Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Melanie M. Bell, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1311

    De counsel was deficient for failing to admit evidence of the victim's prior conviction for family violence aggravated assault in presenting the defendant's justification de

  • Transworld Fin. Corp. v. Coastal Tire and Container Repair LLC

    Publication Date: 2009-06-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Collin R. Glidewell, James B. Blackburn Jr. Wiseman, Blackburn & Futrell, and Natasha D. Wilhite, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy S. McKenzie and Kathryn H. Pinckney Savage & Turner PC, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0169

    A vehicle repair shop could not recover storage fees for an aban vehicle, since it did not comply with O.C.G.A. § 40-11-2 f's 5-day notice requirement once the vehicle was deemed aban

  • Henley v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-06-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Yurachek Mark A. Yurachek & Assocs., Bruce S. Harvey and Jennifer S. Hanson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A0299

    The defendant shot at the v s brothers car, then fatally shot the v

  • Metts v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles H. Frier, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and David K. Getachew-Smith District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0202

    The state's re-indictment of the defendant on added and modified charges did not violate his due process rights, since jeopardy had not yet attached to the first indictment and the new indictment di

  • Savannah Yacht Corp. f/k/a Palmer Johnson Savannah Inc. v. Thunderbolt Marine Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Owen C. Murphy, Carrie H. Bacon, Sam P. Inglesby Jr. Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Christopher L. Ray and James L. Pannell Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1621

    The appellants did not waive their defenses concerning the appellee's claims for maintenance and repair arising out of the collapse of a marina rental property's south bulkhead, which was at issue h

  • Savannah Yacht Corp. f/k/a Palmer Johnson Savannah Inc. v. Thunderbolt Marine Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-03-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Owen C. Murphy, Carrie H. Bacon, Sam P. Inglesby Jr. Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Christopher L. Ray and James L. Pannell Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1621

    The appellants did not waive their defenses concerning the appellee's claims for maintenance and repair arising out of the collapse of a marina rental property's south bulkhead, which was at issue h

  • O'Neill v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary V. Bowman, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and David E. Slemons, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: S08G0708

    Even if statement co-conspirator uttered after the conspiracy had ended could be considered, it provided a reasonable alternative to explain the defendant's condition so as to indicate that he may h

  • In the Interest of N. H.

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phyllis R. Williams, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Virginia B. Fuller, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Saundra M. Davis, Tucker, Hurl E. Taylor Jr., Ellenwood, Miessha Thomas Federation of S. Conservatives, East Point, and Jerry W. Thacker, Conyers.
    Case Number: A08A1759

    Evidence that the mother fed her child inappropriate food to such a degree that the child's well-being was affected, supported a finding that the child was dep

  • Hess v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2380; A08A2381

    The record belied the defendant's contention that the clauses in which he waived his Fourth Amendment rights as a condition of probation were not explained to him either during the plea process or a