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  • In the Interest of K. M.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Luttrell, Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Dana M. Thompson, Canton, for appellee. Other party representation: James E. Drane III and Gregory T. Douds Flint & Connolly, LLP, Canton.
    Case Number: A07A0139

    The mother moved 12 times in three years, did not visit her children for 14 months, had no phone or transportation, failed to pay child support, did not undergo required substance abuse assessment a

  • In the Interest of D. S.

    Publication Date: 2007-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin B. Grubbs Grubbs Law Firm LLC, Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Virginia B. Fuller, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Tammy M. Griner, Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1992

    The clear and convincing evidence did not show that the child was without the proper care for his emotional health, since the state only presented one episode in which the child's stepfather critici

  • Tullis Devs. Inc. v. 3M Constr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-12-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Wilson and Ryan K. Patrick Webb, Tanner & Powell LLP, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory W. Lancaster, Buford, for appellees.
    Case Number: A06A1559

    Absent a transcript, the record presumably supported the trial court's grant of a declaratory judgment to the plain

  • Mahan v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell & Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1575

    The evidence supported the defendant's conviction for the aggravated assault of his girlfriend's 8-month-ol

  • Carr v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1365

    The defendant waived any objection to being sentenced for both armed robbery and voluntary manslaughter, when he plead guilty in consideration for the dismissal of five other ch

  • Campbell, Odom & Griffith PC v. The Doctors Co.

    Publication Date: 2006-10-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan E. Hawkins, Jeffrey S. Bazinet and Robert P. Monyak Love, Willingham, Peters, Gilleland & Monyak, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert G. Tanner and Laura L. Voght Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1132

    Each party was equally bound to bear the cost of the underlying plaintiff's jury ve

  • Vaughn v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-09-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key Sexton, Key & Hendrix PC, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Thomas R. McBerry, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1587

    The trial court deprived the defendant of his right to be present at trial when it directed him to leave the courtroom during a colloquy with the jury about phone calls some of the jurors may have r

  • In the Interest of H. M.

    Publication Date: 2006-09-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Curtis W. Miller, Lithonia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Saudia L. Crawford, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A1232

    Evidence that the mother suffered from untreated mental health problems, failed to complete her case plan goals, had five other children, who were in DFACS custody, and admitted that she had no bond

  • Givens v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-09-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A0925

    The officers denied giving the defendant any hope of benefit in exchange for his inculpatory stat

  • In the Interest of K. L. H.

    Publication Date: 2006-09-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan E. Jackson and James J. Anagnostakis The Law Office of James Anagnostakis, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wayne D. Keaton, Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1206

    The juvenile court had jurisdiction over the deprivation action, even though the allegations were raised by the non-custodial parent, since there were unchallenged, valid allegations of deprivation