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  • Frazier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Deborah D. Wellborn District Attorney's Office, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0232

    The defendant could not directly appeal the denial of his motion to vacate and correct his senetnce, because he did not present a colorable claim that his sentence was

  • Wright v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh E. Patterson, District Attorney, and Finnis K. Salmon, Assistant District Attorney, Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0643

    After the defendant fled the scene of a shooting and tried to hide, police found drugs hidden inside a car's wheel well within arms reach of where the defendant was h

  • Green v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-01-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marnique W. Oliver, Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, and Mary K. McKinnon, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0078

    Although no direct evidence showed that the defendant personally entered the victim's home, sufficient evidence supported her conviction for burglary as a party to the

  • Smith v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2010-01-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey S. Banks Banks & Riedel PC, Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, and Anthony C. Lee Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Ga., Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0191

    The Court affirmed the trial court's denial of the appellant's motion to dismiss a forfeiture action involving certain property, including a 2002 Chevrolet I

  • Heiman v. Mayfield

    Publication Date: 2009-11-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James E. Voyles and Mark F. Milhollin The Voyles Milhollin Law Firm, Kennesaw, Paul W. Burke Drew Eckl & Farnham, Peter Q. Bassett, Kerry K. Vatzakas Alston & Bird, Dan F. Laney III and Kimberly L. Myers Rogers & Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2253

    Exculpatory clauses in a trust instrument are not effective to relieve a trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith, intentionally or with reckless indifference to the interest

  • Grindle v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-08-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Drake, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Wesley C. Ross District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1354

    The co-defendant's custodial statement was testimonial and the defendant did not have an opportunity to cross-examin

  • Savannah Yacht Corp. f/k/a Palmer Johnson Savannah Inc. v. Thunderbolt Marine Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Owen C. Murphy, Carrie H. Bacon, Sam P. Inglesby Jr. Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Christopher L. Ray and James L. Pannell Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1621

    The appellants did not waive their defenses concerning the appellee's claims for maintenance and repair arising out of the collapse of a marina rental property's south bulkhead, which was at issue h

  • Ousley v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamie L. Horne Public Defender's Office, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Charles M. Stines, Assistant District Attorney, and William J. Hunter District Attorney's Office, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0186

    The evidence did not support the defendant's conviction for felony fraud, because no evidence showed that she received at least $500 more than the amount to which she was legally ent

  • Savannah Yacht Corp. f/k/a Palmer Johnson Savannah Inc. v. Thunderbolt Marine Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-03-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Owen C. Murphy, Carrie H. Bacon, Sam P. Inglesby Jr. Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Christopher L. Ray and James L. Pannell Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1621

    The appellants did not waive their defenses concerning the appellee's claims for maintenance and repair arising out of the collapse of a marina rental property's south bulkhead, which was at issue h

  • Inman v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-01-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael R. McCarthy, Public Defender, and Benjamin D. Goldberg, Assistant Pub. Defender, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, and Stephen E. Spencer, Assistant District Attorney, Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2150

    The defendant freely and voluntarily make his custodial statement, after waiving his Miranda r