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  • Powell v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-06-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry A. Hibbert Cromwell & Hibbert, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0708

    The jury instructions allowed the jurors to find the defendant guilty of the crime of family violence battery in a manner not charged in the indic

  • Boatright v. Old Dominion Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-06-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh R. Madison Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Stephen J. Caswell Lane, O'Brien & Caswell PC, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Daniel C. Hoffman Young Thagard Hoffman Scott & Smith, Valdosta, Brenda K. Katz Drew Eckl & Farnham, Brunswick, and Steve Johnson Johnson's Kan Do Constr. Inc., Alma.
    Case Number: A10A0532

    Summary judgment to the liability insurer, on its suit for declaratory relief, was proper, because the undisputed evidence showed that the plaintiff was a company employee, and not an independent co

  • Mather v. L'Oreal USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-06-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian K. Panessa Panessa & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert B. Hill McClain & Merritt, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0458

    Summary judgment to lotion company was proper, because the plaintiff presented no evidence that a lotion company had a duty to warn consumers of severe allergic reactions, from using the company's s

  • Laing v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0024

    The trial court did not err in failing to charge the jury on accomplice corroboration, because the state relied on other evidence apart from the accomplice's test

  • Simmons v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andre M. Johnson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bruce P. Dutcher, Assistant District Attorney, and David K. Getachew-Smith District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0768

    The 22-month delay in bringing the defendant's case to trial did not violate his right to a speedy trial, even though the duration and reasons for the delay weighed partially against the

  • Weston v. Dun Transp. & Stringer Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-05-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert P. Killian Killian & Boyd PC, CityplaceBrunswickfor appellants. Michael J. Goldman, Alan F. Herman Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Atlanta, Brenda K. Katz Drew Eckl & Farnham, Brunswick, and Thomas G. Whatley Jr. Howard & Whatley PC, Savannah, for appellees.
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    Case Number: A10A0861

    The appellees fied evidence supporting the affirmative defense of avoidable consequences in a husband's suit to recover for his wife's death in an automobile acc

  • In the Interest of TM

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta. Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Elisabeth G. MacNamara, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A0211

    The ju handed another student something in the school parking lot and the other student handed a clear plastic bag containing marijuana to the campus security supervisor when asked what the j

  • Georgia Institute of Technology v. Hunnicutt

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James G. Jackson Vernis & Bowling of Atlanta LLC, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Todd K. Maziar, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Delece Brooks State Board of Workers' Compensation, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A10A0377

    The trial court did not err in confirming the award of TTD ben to the appellee as timely, because her Request for Catastrophic Designation operated as an application for additional TTD ben

  • In the Interest of D. C.

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephanie R. Lindsey, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Nathan A. Kratzert, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0729

    The state complied with O.C.G.A. § 15-11-30.2 a 3's requirements in transferring the juvenile's criminal case to superior

  • State v. Billings

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, and Candace K. Slezak, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donna L. Clement Public Defender's Office, Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0591

    A Miranda warning was not required prior to defendant's arrest, because the officer's questioning did not occur in a custodial situ