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  • Coleman v. Grimes

    Publication Date: 2001-08-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josie L. Redwine, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald W. Huskins, Solicitor General, Eatonton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1470

    Collateral estoppel barred the child's mother and step-father from relitigating their claims that the biological father abandoned the child or was not fit to assume his parental r

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Solicitor General, and Theresa S. Starkes, Assistant Solicitor General, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A0576

    Defense counsel waived defendant's right to automatic discharge and dismissal by seeking multiple leaves of absence and consenting to have defendant's trial date reset outside of the allowable time p

  • Henderson v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gilbert J. Murrah, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Brown Moseley, District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A0364

    The officer's questions about weapons and drugs and request for consent to search did not prolong, continue or otherwise extend defendant's lawful detention for a seat belt viol

  • Taylor v. Powertel Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Dorian Britt, Robert B. Turner and Brent J. Savage Savage, Turner & Pinson, Savannah,, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott E. Taylor and Aaron M. Danzig Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1508

    Plaintiff failed to show that the erroneous out-of-state taxes included in his cellular phone bill constituted an identifiable fund to which he had an immediate right of posse

  • Southwest Ga. Area Health Educ. Ctr. Inc. v. Rowell

    Publication Date: 2001-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald W. Lee and Paula K. Jernigan Langley & Lee, Albany, for Southwest Georgia Area Health Educ. Ctr. Inc. Robert B. Smith, Jesup, for Scott.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A01A0504; A01A0505

    Defendant failed to show any breach of the parties' contract which would entitled him to a se

  • Hill v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-06-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Luana K. Walsh, Public Defender, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A0340

    Evidence that defendant drove off with the victim holding onto his truck, ran two stop signs and drove from side to side, attempting to dislodge her supported his convi

  • Giraldo v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-06-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Quinn III, Decatur, for Giraldo. Stephen T. Maples, Bernard Knight and Karlyn Skall, Decatur, for Brutus. J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Kristin M. Childers and Gregory K. Schwarz, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee. Other party representation: William C. Puckett Jr. and William G. Quinn III, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A00A2037; A00A2038

    Police are authorized to retain non-Schedule I drugs confiscated in previous investigations and use them in reverse-sting operations so long as the origin of the drugs is documented and forfeiture p

  • Carter v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft III, Stockbridge, for Carter. James W. Bradley, Jonesboro, for Freeman. Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Jack S. Jennings, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A01A0010; A01A0011

    The state's explanation for striking a prospective juror whose friends lived in defendants' apartment complex supported the trial court's denial of defendants' Batson chal

  • The Best Jewelry Mfg. Co. Inc. v. ARC Sec. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael N. Weathersby and Roger C. Wilson Evert & Weathersby, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malcolm Smith Lokey & Smith, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Sewell K. Loggins and Jennifer E. Theobold Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP, David M. Brown and Jason S. Bell Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A01A0433

    The plaintiff's suit arising out of a jewelry theft at an airport security checkpoint was barred by the 2-year time limitation on claims for loss or damage to baggage which was expressly incorporat

  • Giraldo v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-04-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Quinn III, Decatur, for Giraldo. Stephen T. Maples, Bernard Knight and Karlyn Skall, Decatur, for Brutus. J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Kristin M. Childers and Gregory K. Schwarz, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee. Other party representation: William C. Puckett Jr. and William G. Quinn III, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A00A2037; A00A2038

    Police are authorized to retain non-Schedule I drugs confiscated in previous investigations and use them in reverse-sting operations so long as the origin of the drugs has been documented and forfei