• Felder v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Layla V. Hinton, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A07A0750

    The defendant, a jail detention officer, accepted $100 from an inmate in exchange for a handcuf

  • In the Interest of K. D.

    Publication Date: 2007-06-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade N. Krueger Georgia Legal Servs., Valdosta, Vicky O. Kimbrell, Lisa J. Krisher and Phyllis J. Holmen Georgia Legal Servs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Charles R. Reddick Charles R. Reddick PC, Homerville, for appellee. Other party representation: John G. Edwards and Jason B. Moon, Valdosta.

    Case Number: A07A0099

    The father's failure to form a parental bond with the child or comply with his case plan supported the termination of his parental r

  • Huffman v. Armenia

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil L. Wilkinson and Paul T. Wright Wilkinson & Wright, Atlanta, for Huffman. Jeffrey D. Horst and Michael J. Jacobs Krevolin & Horst LLC, Atlanta, for Armenia and others. James T. McDonald Jr. and James D. Johnson Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta for Wilkinson. Other party representation: Martha A. Miller Martha A. Miller PC, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, John B. Ballard Jr., Oscar B. Fears III, Assistant Attorneys General, Ronald K. Woods, Atlanta, Fred D. Bentley Jr., Stuart L. Sims Bentley, Bentley & Bentley, Carlton L. Kell Brock, Clay, Calhoun, Wilson & Rogers PC, and Albert E. Jones, Marietta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A06A2105; A06A2106; A07A0616

    The defendant was not in contempt of a TRO restraining him from' "misappropriating, converting, transferring, or otherwise using or depleting" ' company's assets when he filed a pro se bankruptcy p

  • Opio v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-03-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A1905

    Defense counsel was not deficient for not objecting to a MARTA officer's testimony about a statement an unidentified man made to her at a train station, since the evidence was cumulative of the vict

  • Weil v. Paseka

    Publication Date: 2006-12-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marion T. Pope Jr. Hasty, Pope & Ball, Canton, and Jonathan J. Tuggle Warner, Mayoue, Bates & Nolen PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth G. Lindsey Davis, Matthews & Quigley, and Rebecca L. Crumrine Carter & Ansley LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A1273

    The trial court erred in failing to note on the record whether the additional support obligations imposed on the mother-the costs involved with court-ordered supervised visitation and the child's he

  • In the Interest of K. L.

    Publication Date: 2006-08-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George P. Govignon Bailey & Assocs. and William R. Thompson Jr., Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Lorie A. Moss, Calhoun, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A1563

    Clear and convincing evidence supported a finding that the continued deprivation of the mother's special-needs children would cause them serious

  • Little v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-07-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael E. Bergin, Fairburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Atha H. Pryor, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A1170

    The trial court did not err in refusing to compel the state to reveal the identity of the confidential informant, who arranged to buy methamphetamine from the defendant at a Wal-Mart parkin

  • Hill v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-06-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Kidd Public Defender's Office, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A0755

    Even if the interviewing officer misled the defendant about the subject matter of his interrogation prior to reading the defendant his Miranda rights, it did not render the defendant's ensuing state

  • In the Interest of M. S.

    Publication Date: 2006-05-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark H. Yun, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, Joseph T. Justice, Dallas and Patricia K. Buonodono, Marietta, for appellee. Other party representation: Martin E. Valbuena, Dallas.

    Case Number: A06A0068

    Evidence that the father failed to manage his anger, control his alcohol and substance abuse or demonstrate any insight regarding his mental health problems, abused his wife, and abused and neglecte

  • Mauge v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-05-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert Shafer, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Lamont A. Belk and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A0635

    Investigators, who went to defendant's parent's home to arrest defendant's brother, were entitled to initiate a "first tier" encounter with defendant when they found defendant sleeping in a car park