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  • Hoffler v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-03-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alixe E. Steinmetz Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Lenny I. Krick, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A0100

    The defendant shot and killed the victim after the victim stole his duffe

  • Blake v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-03-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Robinson III Robinson & Assocs., Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Luana P. Nolin, Sheryl D. Freeman, Assistant District Attorneys, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A1852

    The defendant was not eligible for life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, since he committed his crimes in December 2008, prior to the effective date of the amendment to the murder sen

  • Thomas v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-02-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer A. Trieshmann Public Defender's Office, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David A. Zisook, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A1548

    The Court noted that the cases in which the Court of Appeals relied on the "actual evidence" test to merge aggravated assault crimes before the "required evidence" test in Drinkard v. Walker, 281 Ga

  • Merritt v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-01-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolscraft III Public Defender's Office, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine R. Thrower, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A2039

    The defendant admitted the main fact of the crime for which he was convicted—that he choked his wife and caused her death—in a text message to his s

  • January 24, 2013 |

    Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Chinese Drywall Coverage Action Following Virginia Supreme Court Ruling

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision declaring that a homeowner was not entitled to coverage under his…

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  • Dunn v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-01-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Christa L. Kirk, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Katherine L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A1999

    The trial court properly admitted evidence of the defendant's prior conviction for aggravated assault and aggravated battery of the victim, which resulted from an incident that took place two weeks

  • Ellis v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-01-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Cromwell, 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 L. Iannuzzi, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A1923

    The evidence showed that the defendant, his identical twin brother and another gunman engaged in a common enterprise, which involved the defendant luring the victim into his home for the purpose of

  • January 1, 2013 | FC&S Insurance

    Emerging Insurance Issues in the Debate over “Fracking”

    This article contains an overview of the technical and geographical issues related to shale oil and shale gas reserves and the fracking process, including…

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  • December 11, 2012 |

    Environmental Damages under Umbrella Policy Are Limited to Courtroom Litigation Rather than Administrative Proceedings

    A California appellate court has ruled that environmental damages resulting from remediation orders of administrative agencies were not covered by an umbrella…

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  • Leonard v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara M. Collins, Riverdale, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Brittany N. Jones, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0990

    The trial court properly prohibited the defendant from asking a prospective juror if she would weigh the testimony of a police officer more heavily because of the officer's occupation since the ques