• Pless v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-02-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maurice Brown Solicitor General's Office, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and David K. Getachew-Smith District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2320

    Any error in the admission of the defendant's prior conviction for criminal property damage for intentionally setting a fire was harmless, given the overwhelming evidence of his guilt in this

  • Robinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah H. Pines, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2011

    The defendant confessed to stealing and burning an automobile and committing the armed robberies of a beer delivery truck and a package

  • In the Interest of L. A. N.

    Publication Date: 2005-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert L. Mack Jr., Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2123

    13-year-old juvenile did not have a constitutionally protected privacy interest in having alleged consensual sexual intercourse with her 17-year-old step-br

  • Mathis v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-11-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wystan B. Getz Oakhurst Law Group of Getz LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2150

    The trial court's proper comments and direction of defense counsel during the defendant's trial did not violate O.C.G.A. § 17

  • Wilson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-11-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Billy M. Grantham, Donalsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, and Richard L. Parker, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2041

    The trial court harmlessly erred in admitting a copy of a forged check, since the state's witnesses provided direct testimony regarding the details of the check and specifically testified about the

  • Daguilar v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-10-21
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul M. Ledbetter Jr., Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Melanie N. McCrorey, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1833

    After the defendant exercised his right to self-representation, he had no right to both represent himself and be represented by co

  • In the Interest of S. N. L.

    Publication Date: 2005-10-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory A. Voyles, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, and William D. Edwards, Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1026

    The mother's mild mental retardation rendered her unable to adequately care for her three chi

  • Barnes v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2005-09-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Irwin W. Stolz Jr. Winburn, Lewis, Barrow & Stolz PC, Athens, and Robert D. Feagin Decker & Hallman, Atlanta, for Barnes and others. Linda K. DiSantis, City Attorney, and Lemuel H. Ward City of Atlanta Law Dep't, Atlanta, for the City of Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A05A0873; A05A0874

    The tax refund demand date for Class I attorneys, who paid an unconstitutional occupational tax, but made no pre-litigation claim for refunds as required under O.C.G.A. § 48-5-380, was February 27,

  • In the Interest of A. A.

    Publication Date: 2005-08-19
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sami O. Malas, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Richard K. Murray, Dalton, for appellee. Other party representation: Philip F. Woodward, Dalton.

    Case Number: A05A1063

    The mother failed to provide necessary medical and dental care for her children, failed to properly supervise them and failed to meet her case plan

  • In the Interest of B. S.

    Publication Date: 2005-08-12
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny R. Pannell, Hawkinsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Charles M. Johnson, Eastman, for appellee. Other party representation: Clayton A. Hall, Hawkinsville, and Laurel Straughn Guardian Ad Litem, McRae.

    Case Number: A05A1296

    The mother's repeated failure to comply with her case plan goals, her refusal to accept responsibility for her child's failure to thrive and her inability to provide for the child's medical and othe