• Bostic v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-04-03
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft III Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Frances C. Kuo, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorneys, Billy J. Dixon, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13A1344

    The defendant admitted to fatally shooting the victim, who was standing outside of a pizza parlor, and the jury was entitled to disbelieve his claim of self-de

  • Walker v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-04-03
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret E. Heap, District Attorney, Nancy G. R. Brimberry, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Meghan H. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13A1433

    The State proved the chain of custody of the defendant's blood-stained shoes, since the shoes were distinct and recognizable objects, identified by detectives who seized them and the serologist at a

  • IN THE INTEREST OF K.D.H., A CHILD

    Publication Date: 2014-04-03
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    Date Filed: 2014-04-03
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS FOURTEENTH DISTRICT HOUSTON
    Judge: Kem Thompson Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: NO. 14-13-00006-CV

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS FOURTEENTH DISTRICT HOUSTONIN THE INTEREST OF K.D.H., A CHILDNO. 14-13-00006-

  • Berger v. Welsh

    Publication Date: 2014-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Horvath and John Smith Smith Horvath LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Blazer and John Robinson Robinson & Blazer LLP, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A1782

    Under either the Federal Arbitration Act or the Georgia Arbitration Code, the superior court erred in vacating the award of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbit

  • Ratliff v. McDonald

    Publication Date: 2014-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Mondelli Jarrard & Davis, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Dance and Lauren Bruce Cobb Cnty. Attorney's Office, Marietta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A13A1906

    Sovereign immunity barred the iff's respondeat superior claim against the sheriff in his official capacity, as well as the claims against the deputies in their official capacities, because the

  • United States v. Vargem

    Publication Date: 2014-03-31
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    Date Filed: 2014-03-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Edward J. Davila, Presiding Before: REINHARDT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and SESSIONS, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melinda Haag, United States Attorney, Barbara J. Valliere, Chief, Appellate Division, and Owen P. Martikan(argued), Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.
    for defendant: Steven G. Kalar, Federal Public Defender, Candis Mitchell (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Steven J. Koeninger, Research and Writing Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant.

    Case Number: No. 12-10628

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 3506 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN LEE VA

  • March 31, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Mediating With a Litigation Committee or Trust

    While mediation is used in many forums, mediation in the bankruptcy context at times offers some very unique and key distinctions. One key difference is that the party often acting as the pl

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  • The People Of The State Of New York v. Christopher D. Hunter

    Publication Date: 2014-03-28
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: J.P., Peradotto, Carni, Valentino, And Whalen, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-00334

    William G. Pixley, Rochester, For Defendant-Appellant.Christopher D. Hunter, Defendant-Appellant Pro Se.Sandra Doorley, District Attorney, Rochester (Geoffrey Kaeuper Of Counsel), For

  • The People Of The State Of New York v. Christopher D. Hunter

    Publication Date: 2014-03-28
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: J.P., Peradotto, Carni, Valentino, And Whalen, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-00334

    William G. Pixley, Rochester, For Defendant-Appellant.Christopher D. Hunter, Defendant-Appellant Pro Se.Sandra Doorley, District Attorney, Rochester (Geoffrey Kaeuper Of Counsel), For

  • March 27, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Approved Opinions: March 20-26, 2014

    STATE COURT CASES CONTRACTS | BREACH 11-2-3263 Hess Corp. v. Eni Petroleum US, A

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