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  • Teston v. Southcore Constr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-06-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Call Scheer Montgomery PC, Savannah, and Rebecca Cozart Barnes Cohen PA, Jacksonville, FL, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Bradley Watkins Whelchel, Brown, Readdick Bumgartner, Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A2324

    A genuine issue of material fact remained in the plaintiff's trip and fall suit arising after she tripped over electrical cords that were exposed during a renovation in her work

  • Edmonson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-05-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vernon Smith, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A2132

    In light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, the trial court did not reversibly err in admitting certain other acts evidence in his trial on charges of false imprisonment and agg

  • State v. Camp

    Publication Date: 2016-03-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James B. Smith, District Attorney, Jefferson, and Candace K. Slezak, Assistant District Attorney, Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alison M. Lerner Busby Negin, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A2101

    The trial court properly granted the defendant's motion to suppress drug evidence after determining that the officer's testimony that he could smell the odor of raw marijuana emanating from the defe

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Daniel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Fortner, District Attorney, Emily Richardson, and David Emadi District Attorney's Office, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1966

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress drug evidence officers discovered in his vehicle after a drug dog alerted to the presence of narcotics during a traffic stop, as t

  • Salas v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    Publication Date: 2015-12-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Smith Smith Law LLC, Dacula, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David M. Pernini, Dustin S. Sharpes Wargo French LLP, Atlanta, Monica K. Gilroy, and Tania T. Trumble Gilroy Bailey Trumble LLC, Alpharetta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A15A0968

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant bank on its counterclaim for declaratory judgment in the plaintiffs' suit seeking to stop foreclosure proceedings, because the fai

  • Barney v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-10-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katherine Mason, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Altman, District Attorney, Tony May, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, and Mary McKinnon, Sandersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A1528

    Upon resentencing, the trial court was required to acknowledge on the record that it was aware of its discretion to suspend or probate a portion of the defendant's 20-year required sentences on his

  • Robinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-06-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Goldberg, Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Lenny Krick, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A2206

    The trial court erred in permitting the State to impeach the defendant with evidence of his prior convictions under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-84.1 without conducting the proper balancing

  • Fred Jones Enters. LLC v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2015-05-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandra M. Dishun and Elizabeth J. Campbell Locke Lord LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malcolm F. Bryant Jr, Paul K. Cook Bryant Cook PC, and Wilson R. Smith Smith Jenkins PC, Vidalia, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1877

    Although the trial court properly concluded that it was without jurisdiction to rule upon the appellant's extraordinary for new trial during the pendency of its appeal from the denial of its

  • Harris v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne Clark & Towne PC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Samantha Routh District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A14A1118

    The child molestation defendant's trial counsel fulfilled his duty of providing the defendant with informed legal advice regarding the State's plea offer and counsel's performance was not defi

  • BDO USA LLP v. Coe

    Publication Date: 2014-10-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Rusert DLA Piper LLP, Paul Monnin Paul Hastings LLP, Atlanta, Raja Gaddipati, and Michael Poulos DLA Piper LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.
    for defendant: . Harmon Caldwell, Harry MacDougald Caldwell & Watson LLP, Atlanta, David Deary, Jeven Sloan, W. Ralph Canada Jr., Katherine Bennett, and John McKenzie Loewinsohn Flegle Deary, Dallas, Texas, for appellees.
    Case Number: A14A1455

    To the extent O.C.G.A. § 9-9-6 subsection a controls whether a Georgia court is the appropriate forum for pursuing a motion to compel arbitration, it is not preempted by the Federal Arbitratio