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McGowan v. State

Publication Date: 2010-03-19
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James D. Lamb, Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Carrollton, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2288

The trial court did not improperly bolster the victim's credibility in allowing the victim's mother and the treating nurse and doctor to testify, because the witnesses were testifying on their opini

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

Bd. of Regents of the Univ. System of Georgia v. Casey

Publication Date: 2009-12-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Joan G. Crumpler, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Brian F. Dorsey, Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: . George D. Bush and Martin C. Puetz, Augusta, for appellee. Other party representation: James S. V. Weston Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley PC, Augusta.
Case Number: A09A0797

A medical expert's opinion derived from applying his medical knowledge and experience with previous cases to plaintiff's medical records and deposition testimony was admis

Brown v. State

Publication Date: 2009-10-23
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Adams, A. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, and W. Scott Brannen, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A0894

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the videotape of the victim's forensic interview, since the interviewer developed rapport with the child, did not attempt to influence the c

Gunn v. State

Publication Date: 2009-10-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle Drummond & Swindle and Maryellen Simmons, Assistant Chief Circuit Public Defender, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne C. Allen and Jeffery W. Hunt, Assistant District Attorneys, Carrollton, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A1595

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of the defendant's prior sexual abuse of three other children to show his intent or state of mind, because the evidence was suffici

Hubbard v. State

Publication Date: 2009-10-16
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John D. Rasnick, Manchester, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, John M. Caldwell, Assistant District Attorney, LaGrange, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Reggie A. Lampkin, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S09A1235

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion to remove a prospective juror, who knew the victim's family from seeing them at local churches and who went to the fune

September 30, 2009 |

The Central Europe Report: Thriving Markets Confront a Crisis

Youthful free market economies are experiencing the global economic meltdown in unique ways, optimistic about resuming their growth trajectories once the world marketplace rebounds.

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Order Homes LLC v. Iverson

Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clay S. O'Daniel Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele LLP, Marietta, and Ronald A. Williamson Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Martin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Kurt R. Hilbert The Hilbert Law Firm, Neil L. Wilcove Freeman, Mathis & Gray LLP, David F. Root Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Brian W. Burkhalter, Stephen Michael Schatz Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta, Eric D. Cochling Hutto & Cochling, and C. David Joyner, Buford, for appellees.
Case Number: A09A0931

The parties agreed to submit all construction defect claims and ' "all other claims between the parties" ' arising out of the construction of the plaintiffs' new home to arbitr

State v. Austin

Publication Date: 2009-05-01
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A0461

An aggravated assault count, which tracked O.C.G.A. § 16-5-21 a 2, contained the elements of aggravated assault and described the alleged criminal act-striking a patient in the head with a metal ins

April 30, 2009 |

Breach Patrol

In today's digital world, most Americans leave long electronic trails of private information wherever they go. But too often, that data is compromised.

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