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State v. Billings

Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, and Candace K. Slezak, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, for appellant.
for defendant: Donna L. Clement Public Defender's Office, Monroe, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A0591

A Miranda warning was not required prior to defendant's arrest, because the officer's questioning did not occur in a custodial situ

In the Interest of D.S.

Publication Date: 2010-04-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jan A. Wheeler, Assistant Public Defender, Decatur, and Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Stephen J. Pearsall, Assistant District Attorney-Juvenile Division, and Elisabeth G. MacNamara, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2158

The evidence sufficiently supported the juvenile court's finding of kidnapping, including the asportation element, because minor forced the victim into an isolated yard behind an abandoned

Miller v. State

Publication Date: 2010-04-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne L. Burnaine, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Karen M. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2400

The trial court did not err in refusing to sever the defendant's attempted armed robbery offenses, because the charges constituted a series of connected

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Manley v. State

Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, appellants. Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: S10A0136, S10A0137

In some cases, defendants may present an objective and significant disparity in parol eligibility on cross-examination of a state's wi

Johnson v. State

Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Edwards, Valdosta, for appellant.
for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A0322

The evidence was sufficient to convict defe for carrying a concealed weapon, because police found a knife when they searched defe

Shivers v. State

Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phyllis R. Williams, Decatur, and Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S09A1713

The defendant killed the victim with a single gunshot to the chest, after returning to the victim's home following an arg

Lawrence v. State

Publication Date: 2010-02-05
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary K. Bahl, Valdosta, for appellant.
for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, Bradfield M. Shealy, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S09A1677

The defense counsel was not deficient for strategically deciding not to cross-examine certain of the state's witnesses, as cross-examining those witnesses would have given them a chance to further i

Bridges v. State

Publication Date: 2010-02-05
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Billy L. Spruell and Melinda D. Taylor Spruell, Taylor & Assocs. PC, Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Bainbridge, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S09A1801

The trial court's pre-voir dire instructions to the jury pool did not shift the burden of proof to the defe

Lewis v. State

Publication Date: 2009-12-31
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton K. Nelson III and Leonard M. Geldon, Assistant Public Defenders, Dublin, for appellant.
for defendant: Louie C. Fraser, District Attorney, and LaShonda C. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, Dublin, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2297

The defendant retained possession of a pair of scissors, which were issued to him for the sole purpose of cutting his hair, and hid them in his cell in violation of jail p