• In the Interest of M. H. S.

    Publication Date: 2003-06-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Oeland IV, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: John C. Leggett, Conyers, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A0037

    Parental rights of putative father terminated where he was incarcerated, not eligible for parole until the is 27 and expressed an unwillingness to provide financial support for the

  • David v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William C. Head, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Shampa Banerji, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A02A1108

    O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391 k 1 could serve as the statutory predicate for the charged offense of first degree vehicular homicide, since the state was required to prove that the 17-year-old defendant's alco

  • In the Interest of J. W. K.

    Publication Date: 2003-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William R. Thompson Jr., Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: James F. Ledbetter and Joseph D. Little, Calhoun, for appellee. Other party representation: George P. Govignon Bailey & Govignon, Calhoun.

    Case Number: A01A2290

    Former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-58 was inapplicable to a private child deprivation proceeding where the juvenile court did not order removal of the child from his

  • Gonzales v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darel C. Mitchell, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Rodney K. Miles, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A0362

    Evidence that the defendant lay in wait for the victim and shot him as soon as he saw his car approaching supported the jury's finding that the defendant shot the victim in anger, rather than in sel

  • DeCelles v. Morgan Cleaners & Laundry Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene E. Massafra Wasson, Sours & Harris, and David A. Webster, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David F. Root and Erika K. Hutt Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A0631

    The evidence supported the jury's finding that the plaintiff reasonably relied on the terms of the parties oral agreement for the sale of its laundry business when it closed its existing store, tran

  • In the Interest of D. F.

    Publication Date: 2003-05-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin W. Drummond Hamrick, Drummond & Miller LLP, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie B. Hope, Special Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, P. Brian Campbell, Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Doris C. Orleck, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A0009

    Termination of the mother's parental rights was warranted where she failed to comply with her case plan and both a clinical psychologist and foster care case manager opined that removing her childr

  • Harbin v. Harbin

    Publication Date: 2003-05-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Waymon S. Harrell, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Turner, Warner Robins, for appellee. Other Party Representation: Michael J. Moore, Warner Robins.

    Case Number: A03A0694

    There was no evidence that the decedent severed a joint tenancy estate during his lifetime in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 44-6-190 a, so the plaintiff was not entitled to reformation of the deeds cre

  • Benson v. McMillan

    Publication Date: 2003-05-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Roger Land, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Glynn R. Stepp, Lawrenceville, for appellees.

    Case Number: A03A0241

    Evidence supported the trial court's finding that an employee negligently caused her former employer $10,995 in damages when she failed to prepare her employer's tax information for 3-4

  • Daniel v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-04-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James P. Brown Jr., McDonough, and Lloyd J. Matthews, Hampton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and James L. Wright III, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A0071

    The officer's statement that police were having problems with drugs being moved from Atlanta to outlying counties and his request for consent to search did not prolong, continue or otherwise extend

  • Schneider v. Susquehanna Radio Corp.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Blumenthal Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Michael K. Jablonski, Marc B. Hershovitz, Atlanta, and C. Ronald Ellington, Athens, for Schneider and Gardner. Sean R. Smith, Edward A. Webb Dow, Lohnes & Albertson PLLC, Atlanta, and Scott D. Dailard Dow, Lohnes & Albertson PLLC, Washington, D.C., for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A02A1654; A02A1655

    The trial court erred in failing to consider whether the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act violates the defendant's right to freedom of s