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  • Boykins v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Woodbine, for appellant.
    for defendant: D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorney, Grady A. Moore, John R. Edwards, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A1148

    The defendant failed to show that his counsel was deficient for strategically deciding to rely on an alibi, rather than on a mental health de

  • Pitchford v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, 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 Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0884

    The defendant brought himself to the attention of officers by voluntarily approaching the murder scene and inquiring about what happened, mentioning that he had recently had a run-in with the victim

  • Bester v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy W. Copeland Copeland & Haugabrook, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard L. Perryman III, District Attorney, Nashville, Robert A. Rogers, Assistant District Attorney, Adel, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A1192

    Defendant's conviction for aggravated assault should have merged into his malice murder conviction, since no evidence showed that the victim suffered a non-fatal injury followed by a deliberate inte

  • Morris v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen R. Scarborough, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Lenny I. Krick, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A1020

    The evidence supported the defendant's conviction for a gang-related m

  • Bates v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-10-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, 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 Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A1095

    The defendant lost his temper and stabbed his next-door neighbor to death with a knife after she refused to lend him money, and he then took approximately $600 from her w

  • Dennis v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-09-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy L. Eidson, Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, Cordele, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Rochelle W. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0758

    The defendant's admission that he and his brother removed both victims from the first victim's vehicle, bound them with electrical ties and duct tape, and then placed the first victim in the back se

  • Brunson v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy L. Ihrig Public Defender's Office, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, District Attorney, David E. Perry, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Frank M. Pennington II, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0273

    The evidence did not support a jury instruction on self-defense since the record showed that the defendant denied shooting anyone, he threatened the victim with a revolver and the victim did not hav

  • Faircloth v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin C. Armstrong Public Defender's Office, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory W. Edwards, District Attorney, Matthew Breedon, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Christopher S. Cohilas, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Kenneth W. Mishoe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0480

    Testimony from the victim's son and work colleague regarding statements the victim made as to the state of her relationship with defendant were admissible under the necessity exception to the hearsa

  • Brock v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-05-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer L. Lewis Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Lenny I. Krick, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0443

    The defendant failed to prove that the 8-year delay before trial violated his right to a speedy trial after he was charged with m

  • You v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    Publication Date: 2013-05-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Ates, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Amicus Appellant: Charles R. Bliss, Karen E. Brown, John R. Bartholomew IV Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc., and David A. Webster, Atlanta. Shanon J. McGinnis, Joseph D. Wargo, Michael Wolak III, Julie C. Jared, Amy L. Hanna Wargo & French LLP, Atlanta, Sarah B. Akins, Megan U. Manly, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellees. Amicus Appellee: Monica K. Gilroy and Tania T. Trumble Dickenson Gilroy LLC, Alpharetta.
    Case Number: S13Q0040

    In considering three certified questions regarding the operation of Georgia's law governing non-judicial foreclosure, the Supreme Court held that the holder of a deed to secure debt does not have to