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  • Thomas v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore Johnson Johnson Associates, Atlanta, for Thomas. Dell Jackson, Decatur, for Nixon. Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for State.
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    Case Number: S16A1520; S16A1521

    The Court partially reversed defendants' convictions and sentences for murder and related offenses in connection with a crime spree that took place over three

  • CertainTeed Corp. v. Fletcher

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erin E. Shofner, David C. Marshall Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, and Michael K. Wolensky Schiff Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: William V. Custer IV, Edwin M. Cook Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta, Leonard Searcy II Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MO, Mark Behrens, and Cary Silverman Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP,Washington, DC. Robert C. Buck and Juliana Y. Sleeper Buck Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15G1903

    Manufacturer of asbestos-containing cement water pipe had no duty to warn daughter of man who worked with those pipes about the possible hazards associated with inhaling asbestos dust from its pro

  • Benton v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1085

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony after he shot into a crowd of people who were fig

  • Dawson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean H. Joyner The Joyner Law Firm, and Keith C. Martin, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Michael D. Thurston, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth M. Haase, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A0786

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for malice murder, burglary and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime after he entered his estranged wife's house and stabbed her and

  • Sheard v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Charles H. Frier, Atlanta. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Meghan H. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1291

    Defendant was entitled to a new because portions of his transcript were missing, which prevented adequate appellate review of his murder

  • In the Interest of M. D. H.

    Publication Date: 2016-11-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cory P. DeBord Carver DeBord PC, Canton, for M. D. H.. Shannon G. Wallace, District Attorney, Cliff Head, and Wallace W. Rogers Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Canton, for State in Case No. S16G0428. Stephen A. Bradley, District Attorney, and Joseph M. McKinnon, Assistant District Attorney, Milledgeville, for State in Case No. S16G0546. Bethany A. Begnaud Public Defender's Office, Milledgeville, for D. V. H..
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16G0428; S16G0546

    When State fails to file a delinquency petition against a juvenile who is not detained within 30 days of the filing of the complaint or to seek an extension of that deadline from the juvenile court,

  • Bradshaw v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wendell R. Adams Public Defender's Office, Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen A. Bradley, District Attorney, Milledgeville, Jean G. Mangan, Assistant District Attorney, Greensboro, Tuttle W. Barksdale III District Attorney's Office, Gray, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16A1070

    The record supported the trial court's findings that defendant made his statements to law enforcement freely and voluntarily, and the trial court did not err in admitting into evidence defendant's c

  • Garibay v. Terry

    Publication Date: 2016-10-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jesus Garibay, Helena, proceeded pro se. Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A0824

    The habeas court erred in dismissing the defendant's habeas petition for failure to prosecute, since the habeas court had orally denied the petition at an earlier hearing and all that remained in th

  • Leslie v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-09-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas D. Leslie, Reidsville, proceeded pro se. Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A0992

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's "Motion to Void Illegal Sentence," which the trial court properly construed as a motion to withdraw a guilty plea, because the defendant untimely file

  • McClendon v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-09-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charita H. Demps, Atlanta, for McClendon. Kevin A. Anderson Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for Burks. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Arthur C. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for State.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S16A0699; S16A0700

    The trial court erred during sentencing when it failed to recognize that the defendants' felony murder verdicts did not "merge" into their malice murder convictions, but rather, were vacated by oper