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  • Dawson v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-10-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas M. West and Robert H. Citronberg, Atlanta, for Dawson. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Susan W. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for the state. Amicus appellant: Emmet J. Bondurant Bondurant, Mixon & Elmore, Robert L. Tsai American Civil Liberties Union, Natsu T. Saito Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, and Amy G. Donnella, St. Davids, Penn.Michael Mears, MultiCounty Public Defender, Stephen B. Bright Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, and Althea L. Buafo Buafo & Assocs., Macon, for Moore. Timothy G. Vaughn, District Attorney, Eastman, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for the state. Amicus appellant: Emmet J. Bondurant Bondurant, Mixon & Elmore, Atlanta.
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    Case Number: S01A1041, S01A1210

    The future use of electrocution as a means of executing death sentences in Georgia would violate the Georgia Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punis

  • Heard v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-09-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen T. Maples, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Angel Wheeler, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Tammie J. Philbrick, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A0636

    O.C.G.A. § 5-6-38 requires a trial court order granting, denying, or otherwise finally disposing of a party's motion for a new trial in order to extend the time for filing a notice of a

  • Edmondson v. Gilmore

    Publication Date: 2001-09-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Galen A. Mirate, Valdosta, and Melinda M. Katz, Thomasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . George M. Saliba II, Gregory A. Voyles, Valdosta, and Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A0838

    The trial court properly dismissed a Georgia couple's adoption petition which would have required relitigation of an Alabama couple's right to adopt the child in que

  • Patrick v. Macon Hous. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Russell M. Boston and Neil Halvorson Sell & Melton LLP, Macon, for Patrick. John C. Daniel III and Richard A. Epps Jr. Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier, for Macon Hous. Auth. Other party representation:, Luanne Clarke Moore Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers PC, Albany, Heather C. McGrotty and Jason P. King Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta.
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    Case Number: A01A0066; A01A0067

    Defendant exercised reasonable care under the circumstances in inspecting the laundry room floor in its apartment building for trash and water every two

  • Hardwick v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margot S. Roberts, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Erman J. Tanjuatco, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1732

    O.C.G.A. § 15-12-133 provided defendant's exclusive and absolute right to question prospective jurors about their imparti

  • Ketchup v. Howard

    Publication Date: 2001-01-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Linnie L. Darden III Jones, Osteen, Jones & Arnold, Hinesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David R. Smith Branan, Searcey & Smith, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0987

    The Court of Appeals adopted the common law doctrine of informed consent providing that physicians and dentists have a duty to inform patients of the known material risks of a proposed treatment or

  • Upson County Hosp. Inc. v. Head

    Publication Date: 2000-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward L. Long Jr. Willis, McKenzie & Long, LaGrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles W. Stephens, Stephens & Shuler, Gainesville, and W. Ashley Hawkins, Forsyth, for appellee. Other party representation: Paul E. Weathington Allen, Weathington & Reeves, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A1601

    P ff's professional malpractice claims in her amended comp were barred by her failure to file an expert affidavit with her original comp

  • Thompson v. Ezor

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter S. Allen Jr., Scott A. Miller, Gary R. McCain Allen, Weathington & Reeves PC, and Michael D. Flint Krevolin & Horst LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Samuel S. Olens Ezor & Olens PC, Atlanta, and Christopher J. McFadden, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S00G0613

    The self-contradictory testimony rule does not apply to the testimony of non-party expert witn

  • Alta Anesthesia Assocs. of Ga. PC v. Gibbons

    Publication Date: 2000-09-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy E. Paul, Walter C. Hartridge Bouhan, Williams & Levy, Savannah, Robert W. Webb Jr., James A. Lamberth and David B. Foshee Troutman & Sanders LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony L. Cochran, John K. Larkins Jr. Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, and John J. Ossick Jr., Kingsland, for appellee. Other party representation: Wallace E. Harrell Gilbert, Harrell, Gilbert, Sumerford & Martin, Brunswick.
    Case Number: A00A0238

    Trial court's charge on conspiracy was harmless, since defendant did not objection and a finding of a conspiracy was not essential to recovery by Gi

  • Perimeter Realty v. GAPI Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-06-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
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    Case Number: A99A2282, A99A2283

    Trial court's error in striking plaintiffs' affidavits in opposition to the defendants' summary judgment motion was harmless since the affidavits did not support plaintiffs' RICO c