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  • Tavera v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-11-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia F. Angeli, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bonnie K. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, Griffin, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Vonnetta L. Benjamin, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S05A1763

    The trial court did not err in admitting an expert's opinion that he would not have expected the person who fired the murder weapon to have tested positive for gunshot re

  • Fitz v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-10-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen P. Harrison Harrison & Harrison, and Jacqualine M. Magistro-Hyde, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Atha H. Pryor, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0974

    The officer had probable cause to continue questioning the defendant based on his extreme nervousness and the conflicting and odd answers to the officer's ques

  • Quillian v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-10-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell & Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Christopher M. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S05A1302

    The trial court did not err in excluding evidence of one victim's prior violent acts, since the defendant failed to establish a prima facie case of justific

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd J. Matthews, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S05A0908

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in reprimanding defense counsel for using inappropriate language questioning the state's failure to introduce witnesses or other evidence regarding crime

  • Washington v. J. D. Royer Wholesale Florist

    Publication Date: 2005-09-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles E. Jones Jones and Oliver PC, Fort Valley, for appellant.
    for defendant: David A. Siegel Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1393

    The plaintiff had superior knowledge of the presence of a floor mat, on which he tripped while exiting the defendant's wholesale florist supply bus

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-08-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony O. Van, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey H. Brickman, Acting District Attorney, and Robert M. Coker, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0905

    The defendant waived his right to counsel by disregarding the trial court's warnings about the risks of representing himself and filing bar complaints against both of his appointed lawyers, causing

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-07-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Robinson III, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and David K. Keeton, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0328

    Evidence that the defendant pleaded guilty to two crimes involving the taking of computers or computer equipment from office buildings late at night was admissible to show his identity, course of co

  • Bernocchi v. Forcucci

    Publication Date: 2005-07-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. Higgins Higgins & Dubner, Atlanta, for appellants. Charlotte K. Perrell Perrell & Wright LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: S05A0483

    Trial court erred in granting appellee's motion for an interlocutory injunction pending the resolution of his claim regarding the issuance of stock in a company he co-owned with two others, without

  • Reed v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-03-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John T. Strauss, Covington, for appellant. William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, Marcy H. Gonzalez, James P. Blum Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Monroe, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: S04A1511

    The state had gender-neutral reason's for striking two prospective male j

  • Raith v. Blanchard

    Publication Date: 2005-03-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian K. Panessa Panessa & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lynn M. Leonard, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A04A1612

    The plaintiff did not assume the risk of her injuries by continuing to interact with the defendants' dog after he growled a