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  • Scarborough v. Hunter

    Publication Date: 2013-07-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian C. Ranck Sanders & Ranck PC, Toccoa, for appellant.
    for defendant: . James E. Cornwell Jr. Cornwell Law Offices, Toccoa, for appellees.
    Case Number: S13A0060

    The trial court erred in setting aside the county Board of Commissioners' dec to abandon a county road, as it failed to accord proper deference to the Board's dec

  • Norton v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-07-03
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica R. Towne Clark & Towne PC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Katherine T. Parvis, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Christa L. Kirk The Ryczek Firm PC, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0301

    The fact that the defendant may have been somewhat intoxicated at the time of his custodial interview did not automatically render the evidence thereof inadmissible and some evidence showed that he

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    15 noteworthy in-house career moves

    Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments

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  • July 1, 2013 |

    ACE Removes “Basis of Contract” Clause from U.K. Insurance Policy Wordings

    ACE Group has announced that it will remove the “basis of contract” clause from United Kingdom policy wordings issued by ACE European Group…

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  • Holmes v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances C. Kuo, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, and Stephen T. Maples, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Deborah D. Wellborn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Rochelle W. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0369

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress evidence of RICO Act violations that were the product of a vehicle search, as the officer had an articulable suspicion that the oc

  • June 12, 2013 |

    Health Care Provider Stated Claim against Insurer Based on Assignment of Benefits, Appeals Court Finds

    A Colorado appeals court has reversed a trial court’s decision dismissing a health care provider’s suit against an insurer seeking payment…

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  • Holloman v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Quen L. Banks, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Frances C. Kuo, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Lalaine A. Briones, Erman J. Tanjuatco, Assistant District Attorneys, Jonesboro, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Rochelle W. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0542

    There was no question regarding the nature of the infant victim's injuries as having been deliberately inflicted and the cause of death having been homicide due to abuse; therefore, the trial court

  • Durden v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth W. Sheppard, Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0026

    The Court vacated the defendant's separate sentence for family violence aggravated assault, overruling Hall v. State, 287 Ga. 755 2010, and holding that the family violence aggravated assault convic

  • Goodman v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Donnelly, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fredric D. Bright, District Attorney, Gray, Alison T. Burleson, Assistant District Attorney, Madison, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0571

    The trial court's failure to obtain the def 's consent before holding the trial in a location other than the county courthouse, which was under renovation, was not reversible error since the de

  • Lake v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-05-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Persse Public Defender's Office, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, Keith A. McIntyre, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine T. Parvis, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0487

    The defendant failed to prove that the trial court erred in charging the jury prior to closing arguments, since the court held a charge conference and informed el that it would do so and defens