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Tarpley v. State

Publication Date: 2016-02-11
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Rocky Adams and Abigail R. Safford, Dublin, for appellant.
for defendant: Louie C. Fraser, District Attorney, Chad A. Pritchett, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Dublin, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S15A1457

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow the defendant to introduce evidence of the victim's prior acts of violence, as the defendant failed to establish a prima facie case

Steele v. Steele

Publication Date: 2016-02-05
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leon S. Jones and Tyler W. Henderson Jones Walden LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Allen W. Bodiford, Stockbridge, for appellee.
Case Number: S15F1535

The parties' divorce settlement agreement was enforceable, and the trial court properly incorporated it into the final divorce d

State v. Lee

Publication Date: 2016-02-04
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, David K. Getachew-Smith Sr., Chief Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, and Lenny I. Krick, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellant.
for defendant: Tony L. Axam AxamLaw, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S15A1502

The trial court properly concluded, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the 15-year-old defendant did not knowingly and intelligently waive his rights before giving his custodial state

Adams v. State

Publication Date: 2016-01-27
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Green B. Moore III Public Defender's Office, Gray, for appellant.
for defendant: Louie C. Fraser, District Attorney, Dublin, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Scott O. Teague, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S15A1825

The evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict finding the defendant guilty of malice murder after he snapped and killed his roommate during an arg

Smith v. State

Publication Date: 2016-01-25
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tiara Smith, Alto, proceeded pro se. Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Joshua B. Smith District Attorney's Office, Augusta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: S15A1647

The trial court properly denied the defendant's extraordinary motion for new trial because the remedy was not available to her, since she pleaded guilty to the charges agains

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Hurt v. State

Publication Date: 2015-11-10
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret E. Heinen Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Joshua D. Morrison, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Michael V. Snow, Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Vicki S. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S15A1057

The trial court erred in its sentencing order after finding the defendant guilty of, inter alia, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, felony murder predicated on possession of a firearm b

Hendrix v. State

Publication Date: 2015-11-09
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Deborah D. Wellborn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, 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: S15A1169

The trial court erred in convicting and sentencing the defendant on both malice murder and felony murder, because there was only one victim; in merging the possession of a firearm by a convicted fel

Ingram v. State

Publication Date: 2015-10-26
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: D. Lowell Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Michael V. Snow, 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: S15A1188

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for a continuance following the events of September 11, 2001, because the case, in which the defendant threw a Molotov

Redding v. State

Publication Date: 2015-10-26
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin A. Anderson and Long D. Vo Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: 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 Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S15A0985

The trial court properly admitted certain similar transaction evidence in the defendant's murder trial, as the State offered the evidence for the appropriate purpose of establishing the defendant's