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  • Gibbs v. Loomis, Fargo & Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-01-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert N. Katz Hewitt, Katz, Stepp & Wright, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lynn M. Roberson Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1755

    Defendants had probable cause to believe that the plaintiff was guilty of

  • In the Interest of J. C.

    Publication Date: 2002-10-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold B. Baker, Valdosta, and Mark E. Mitchell, Thomasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney and Justo C. Cabral III, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1323

    The juvenile court violated the juvenile's right against self-incrimination and her right of confrontation when it failed to warn her that anything she said could be used against nd did not giv

  • Tackett v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alfred F. Zachry, LaGrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, and Lydia S. Caldwell, Assistant District Attorney, LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0865

    The state failed to establish venue with regard to one out of six counts of aggravated child molest

  • Thompson v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-08-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Elizabeth Lane, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly R. Burke, District Attorney, Katherine K. Lumsden and Amy E. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1456

    The evidence, including defendant's own admissions that his house and shop where the crimes occurred are located in Houston County, established venue beyond a reasonable

  • Golden Peanut Co. v. Bass

    Publication Date: 2002-05-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay D. Bennett, Candace N. Smith, Paul J. Kaplan Alston & Bird, Emmet J. Bondurant, Michael B. Terry and Frank M. Lowrey IV Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Griffin B. Bell, Benjamin F. Easterlin IV, Michael C. Russ, John P. Brumbaugh King & Spalding, Atlanta, Whitney G. Saunders Saunders, Babineau & Brewbaker LLC, Suffolk, Va., and Wayne S. Weaver Southwestern Peanut Shellers Assoc., Stephenville, Texas, for appellees. Amicus appellant: Evans J. Plowden Jr., Dawn G. Benson, and Charles K. Wainwright II Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless LLP, Albany.
    Case Number: S01G1157

    Contract clause relating to the sale of additional peanuts at a higher than contracted price was not void for violation of federa

  • Bowling v. Foster

    Publication Date: 2002-04-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal H. Howard, William D. James, Debra S. Robinson Neal H. Howard & Assocs. PC, and Joann Brown-Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mary K. Greene and Michael A. Strickland Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A2094

    Plaintiff's written consent to surgery negated her battery

  • Harrell v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dennis C. O'Brien and David J. Koontz Law Office of Dennis C. O'Brien, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1939

    Lay opinion testimony that the damage to the victim's truck exceeded $500 supported defendant's conviction for criminal damage to property in the second d

  • Lee v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brooks S. Franklin and Cynthia G. Morris Franklin & Hubbard, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Raymond J. Burby IV, Christopher M. Quinn, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Adam M. Hames, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A1284

    The defendant shot the unarmed victim seven times as the victim was attempting to steal hi

  • Atlanta Affordable Hous. Fund Ltd. Partnership v. Brown b/n/g Tascena Jennings

    Publication Date: 2002-02-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Corliss S. Lawson Lord, Bissell & Brook, and Earnest Redwine Devlin & Robinson PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thomas W. Malone, Stuart B. Houck, Rosser A. Malone Thomas W. Malone PC, and Sheryl L. Burke, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A1768

    Defendants were not entitled to a directed verdict, j.n.o.v. or new trial based on their claim that a 9-year-old's conduct was the sole proximate cause of her injuries since causation is a jury matt

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-01-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John T. Strauss, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2404

    A co-conspirator's taped telephone conversations that took place within 1 hours of the crime were admissible, even though the statements related to past facts, since the state presented independent