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  • Spivey v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-06-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason K. Hoffman, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0074

    Armed robbery defendant was not entitled to a jury instruction on the lesser included offense of criminal attempt, since she accepted some of the stolen money and allowed one of her accomplice's to

  • Tanner v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-06-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Rodney K. Miles, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0313

    Evidence that the defendant was arrested for loitering in a known drug area was admissible to explain the circumstances of his arrest for possessing cocaine, which fell out of his pocket during a p

  • In the Interest of D.B.

    Publication Date: 2000-06-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Butler, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Sanders B. Deen, Dennis R. Dunn and Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Johnny C. Griffin and Cathy B. Lerow, Marietta.
    Case Number: A00A0638

    Putative biological father abandoned his parental rights when he failed to file a petition to legitimate the child after he was notified that his rights would be termi

  • Atkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-05-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Friedewald, Public Defender, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, and Robert M. Coker, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1697

    The victim's pediatrician could testify as to whether the victim's medical history was consistent with molestation, so long as she did not give an opinion as to whether the victim was actually mol

  • In the Interest of G.P.

    Publication Date: 2000-04-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton K. Nelson III, Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ralph M. Walke, District Attorney, and Judson Green IV, Assistant District Attorney, Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0288

    Circumstantial evidence that the juvenile tried to pawn an identical compact disc player shortly after the burglary was sufficient to support his delinquency adjudication since that evidence was inc

  • Willingham v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd J. Matthews, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2211

    Given defendant's confession to molesting his 11-year-old daughter and the corroborating medical evidence, his attorney's failure to object to evidence that defendant had sexual fantasies about his

  • Newsome v. Department of Admin. Servs.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Bullard IV and Jon-Selby R. Hawk, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark D. Oldenburg, Peachtree City, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Daniel M. Formby, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1975

    The 2-year statute of limitation for emp s personal injury claim applied to her employer's insurer's subrogation claim to recover workers' compensation benefits it paid to emp