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  • Peoples v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-02-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa L. Smith Public Defender's Office, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2177

    The defendants' convictions di merge for sentencing purposes, since each offense required proof that the other di

  • Ferrell v. Mikula

    Publication Date: 2009-01-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew T. Rogers Deitch & Rogers LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Carrie L. Christie Rutherford & Christie LLP, and Courtney M. Norton, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A08A1549

    An arrest without a warrant cannot constitute false/malicious arrest under O.C.G.A. § 5

  • Ferrell v. Mikula

    Publication Date: 2008-12-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
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    Case Number: A08A1549

    An arrest without a warrant cannot constitute false/malicious arrest under O.C.G.A. § 5

  • State v. Holloway

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1225

    The officer's vague and uncertain testimony that the vehicle's primary driver ' "pretty much" ' gave her c to the search authorized the trial court to find that her

  • Pollack v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A1453

    Since the officers smelled raw marijuana when they opened the door of the defendant's car with his consent and the defendant admitted that he was on parole, his 43-minute detention while the off

  • Neugent v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1130

    The record belied the defendant's contention that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the basis that he suffers from a hearing impairment, which prevented him from und

  • In the Interest of K. J.

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0932

    Evidence that the juvenile pounded her fist into her hand and said over and over again that she was going to get her math instructor supported her delinquency adjudication for terroristic th

  • In the Interest of D. W.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0899

    The mother had a history of unrehabilitated drug use, she failed to comply with her reunification plan for over a year, she failed to pay support and did not have a parental bond with the

  • Stevens v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1581

    The trial court did not err in charging the jury that an aggravated assault occurs when the assault is likely to or actually does result in a serious bodily injury, even though the indictment more n

  • Daimler Chrysler Motors Co. v. Clemente

    Publication Date: 2008-10-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0870; A08A0871; A08A0872

    Agreement between automobile manufacturer and an authorized dealer stated that neither was the other's