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  • Urrutia v. Jewell

    Publication Date: 2002-11-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert P. McFarland McFarland & Assocs., Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas R. Daum, Snellville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0856

    The trial court did not err in allowing evidence of defendant's four prior embezzlement convictions for impeachment pur

  • McGee v. Gast

    Publication Date: 2002-11-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David W. Griffeth, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stanley R. Durden, Athens, Daniel S. Wright and Karsten Bicknese Seacrest, Korcsh, Tate & Bicknese, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1440

    Defendant did not accuse plaintiff of a crime punishable by law when he commented to an office manager for the Boy Scouts of America that he observed plaintiff, his son and the office manager's son

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-08-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0095

    The trial court's error in admitting the defendant's comment to the arresting officer about a knife and in admitting the knife itself into evidence, given the overwhelming evidence of defendant's

  • State v. Calhoun

    Publication Date: 2002-06-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald N. Blaney Jr., Solicitor, Jeffrey P. Kwiatkowski and Gary S. Vey, Assistant Solicitors, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Glyndon C. Pruitt, Buford, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0823

    The officer's legitimate concern for public safety after he saw the DUI defendant make an erratic left turn justified a limited

  • Woods v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-04-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus C. Chamblee Center for Prisoner's Legal Assistance, Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2355

    Defendant presented no evidence that his counsel misrepresented how much of his sentence he would have to

  • Warren v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael G. Kam Kam & Ebersbach PC, Newnan, and Valerie C. Cooke, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2210

    The defendants were not unreasonably detained when a drug dog conducted an exterior free air sniff of their vehicle since the driver consented to a plain view search and the dog was already present

  • In the Interest of A. A.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexander T. Rundlet Southern Ctr. For Human Rights, Atlanta for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Mary E. Evans-Battle, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1704

    The victims' testimony that the juvenile defendant threatened them with a knife supported the juvenile's delinquency adjudic

  • Linkous v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General, and Thomas E. Griner, Assistant Solicitor, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1638

    Defense counsel waived defendant's speedy trial demand by failing to appear for the scheduled trial after being contacted by the trial

  • Tucker v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Sexton Lee Sexton & Assocs. PC, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Bonnie K. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A2055

    Defendant was not entitled to a charge on involuntary misdemeanor manslaughter because there was no evidence that defendant's actions in violently shaking her 5-month-old child were l

  • In the Interest of D.W.A., J.W.A., K.D.A. and H.W.A.

    Publication Date: 2002-02-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William H. Newton III, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Holly A. Bradfield, Rome.
    Case Number: A01A2444

    Evidence that the mother failed to support her children, failed to follow through with individual or family therapy, failed to obtain her GED or stable employment and failed to maintain a safe and s