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  • Mathis v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-06-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Long D. Vo Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Sheila E. Gallow, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine R. Thrower, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0126

    The trial court did not err in allowing the victim's friend to testify under the necessity exception to the hearsay rule about the victim's statement regarding threats he received from the defendan

  • Crosson v. Conway

    Publication Date: 2012-06-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maureen C. Crosson, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Teresa B. Klein District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee. Neutral Amicus: J. David Miller, District Attorney Prosecuting Atty's Council of Ga., Gary D. Bergman Prosecuting Atty's Council of Ga., Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.Attorneys
    Case Number: S12A0328

    Hicks v. Scott, 273 Ga. 358 2001 is overruled, and compliance with the procedural requirements of O.C.G.A. § 9-14-52 is required for appellate jurisdiction over all habeas peti

  • Viskup v. Viskup

    Publication Date: 2012-05-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles G. Harbin Jr., Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roger M. Johnson and Jennifer S. Gill Bray & Johnson, Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0276

    Evidence supported the trial court's determination that venue was proper in the county where the mother filed her petition for modification of child custody, as the father did not change his county

  • Tate v. Howerton

    Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah L. Gerwig-Moore Mercer Law School, Andrew W. Mahler Mercer Law Sch., Macon, J. Scott Key, McDonough, William E. Hoffmann Jr., Darrick L. McDuffie King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0087

    The state conceded that the habeas court failed to address the defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of co

  • Rinks v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Luttrell, Canton, for appellant. James D. McDade, District Attorney, Rachel D. Ackley and James A. Dooley, Assistant District Attorneys, Douglasville, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A11A1785

    An eyewitness saw the defendant's accomplice smash the window of a parked automobile, reach inside the automobile and grab an item, then get into the passenger side of a black truck idling behind an

  • Cloud v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard S. Brody and Page A. Pate Pate & Brody LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Thomas C. Earnest, District Attorney, Cuthbert, Ronald S. Smith, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Dawson, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11A0927

    The trial court did not clearly err in refusing the defendant's request to introduce evidence of the victims' prior acts of violence against third parties, as he did not meet his burden of showing

  • November 4, 2011 |

    The AAIS Home-Based Business Coverage Form - Liability

    Discusses liability coverage under AAIS home-based business coverage endorsement ML-450 that may be attached to homeowners, farm, or mobile homeowners policies.

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  • In the Interest of D. T. A.

    Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd L. Ray McDonald, Kinnamon & Thames, and Joshua J. Smith, Dalton, for appellant. Curtis A. Kleem McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham LLP, Dalton, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A11A1112

    The Court vacated the termination of the mother's parental rights because the juvenile court failed to make sufficiently explicit findings as to the likelihood of serious harm from the children's co

  • October 20, 2011 |

    Successor Liability

    Chart presents state-by-state policy on successor liability with case law citations. Most jurisdictions acknowledge the general rule of successor liability, but there are exceptions that are illustrated here on a jurisdictional basis.

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  • September 26, 2011 |

    Policy Terms and Conditions

    Analyzes typical terms and conditions found in umbrella and excess liability coverage forms. Included are terms and conditions such as arbitration, other insurance, inspection and audit, definitions, and persons insured.

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