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  • Baker v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Manton The Manton Law Firm LLC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Henry D. Green Jr. and Mary P. Adams Green & Sapp LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Traci G. Courville Oates & Courville, Columbus, and J. Marcus E. Howard Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta. Amicus Appellees: Thomas S. Carlock, Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Brian W. Looby, Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Medical Ass'n of Ga., Simuel F. Doster Jr. and Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A0994

    The qualified protective order granted in this case was too broad, because the order should have limited the defendant's inquiry to matters relevant to the plaintiff's medical condition, which are a

  • Lanier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, Tony A. May, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1040

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for a mistrial based on a police officer's passing statement about defendant's parole officer during cross-examination

  • Templeton v. Howell

    Publication Date: 2010-10-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy R. Snell Fulcher Hagler LLP, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . William J. Williams Johnston, Wilkin & Williams and Allen W. Johnson, Augusta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S10A0910

    Option in the testator's will for the appellant to purchase all or any of the testator's real estate, except for one acre of land upon which his residence was located, was void for lack of a clear a

  • Hollie v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Yurachek Yurachek & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Jimmie E. Baggett Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09G1578

    O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 contains no language expressly prohibiting the trial court from imposing sex offender registration as a probation condition upon the defendant's convictions for aggravated child m

  • Merritt v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-26
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. David Wolfe and Robert A. Susor L. David Wolfe PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A1476

    There is no conflict between the term of years sentencing option in O.C.G.A. § §16-6-1 b and 17-10-6.1 and the Court's ruling in State v. Velazquez, 283 Ga. 206 2008 that life without parole cannot

  • Hatcher v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A1856

    The defendant's inculpatory statements to arresting were admissible, because they were spontaneous and voluntary and not the product of police interrog

  • Cane v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-02-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, John A. Warr, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S08A1847

    The defendant fatally stabbed the victim in the stomach, then carjacked a passing ve

  • Garza v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-01-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. David Wolfe and Robert A. Susor L. David Wolfe PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecilia M. Cooper, District Attorney, and Daniel P. Bibler, Assistant District Attorney, Americus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07G1628

    The child victim's movements were of short duration and occurred as minor incidents in the course of the defendant's false imprisonment o

  • Garza v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
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    Case Number: S07G1628

    The child victim's movements were of short duration and occurred as minor incidents in the course of the defendant's false imprisonment o

  • Allen v. Yost

    Publication Date: 2008-01-25
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    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
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    Case Number: S07A1355

    The petitioner's appeal contesting the results of November 8, 2005 election to city council was moot, since the term of office for the seat she sough has now ex