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  • In the Interest of J. B. C.

    Publication Date: 2003-05-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul K. Cook, Vidalia, and Judd Drake, Metter, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Sherri P. McDonald Newton, Smith, Durden, Kaufold & Rice, Vidalia, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0564

    The juvenile court prematurely determined that there was no suitable relative with whom to place the children where the maternal aunt requested consideration for placement and had not been eval

  • In the Interest of K. M.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Taylor Harry Pavilack & Assocs., Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Anne R. Moore, Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0357

    The father's sexual abuse of the oldest child and the parents' intellectual deficiencies and mental health conditions, which limited their pa capabilities, supported the termination of their p

  • State v. Morgan

    Publication Date: 2003-03-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Strauss, Walton County Public Defender, Monroe, and John L. Land Newton County Public Defender's Office, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0237

    The trial court correctly suppressed the marijuana discovered in the defendant's pocket after a pat-down search for weapons following an unlawful traffic

  • Spencer v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-02-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A0702

    Defense counsel waived defendant's right to automatic discharge and dismissal by consenting to extend discovery for an additional 60 days and have defendant's trial date reset outside of the allowab

  • LaSonde v. Chase Mortgage Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-02-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack LaSonde, Atlanta, proceeded pro se. John C. Porter Jr. Sites & Harbison PLLC, Atlanta, for appellees.
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    Case Number: A02A2135

    Plaintiff could not maintain a claim against defendants for tortiously interfering with his right to execute a purchase option on a residential lease-sale agreement since the defendants held the not

  • Communications Network Servs. Inc. v. MCI Worldcom Communications Inc. f/k/a Worldcom Techs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-11-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Schweber Schweber, Izenson & Anderson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan L. Howick Macey, Wilensky, Cohen, Wittner & Kessler, and Robert Griffiths Klett, Rooney, Lieber & Schorling PC, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1124

    Applicable federal tariffs authorized a telecommunication carrier to terminate service to the defendant when the defendant failed to make an advance payment on a $1.8 million

  • Conley v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-10-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akil K. Secret Axam, Adams & Secret, Atlanta, and Mary Erickson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Herman M. Kilgore and Amelia G. Pray, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1812

    Hearsay evidence that the 3-year old victim told a doctor that his father had burned him with a cigarette was admissible since both the doctor and the victim testified at

  • Naranjo v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James W. Bradley, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Bonnie K. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1475

    The state showed that the defendant entered his guilty plea freely and volunt

  • Duke v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony S. Carter, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, and Charles E. Rooks, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1967

    The state failed to show that the collective knowledge of law enforcement officers justified a Terry stop based on a 911 dispatch which provided a description of defendant's ve

  • In the Interest of J. R. H.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard M. Darden and Jennifer R. Burns Darden, Burns & Burns LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson and Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Leo G. Beckmann Jr. Beckman & Lewis LLP, Savannah.
    Case Number: A02A1229

    The incarcerated father's failure to bond with his child or provide for her support and care supported the termination of his parental r