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Preval v. State

Publication Date: 2010-03-26
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Alicia C. Gant and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2384

The state used the same 17.54 pounds of seized marijuana to prove that Preval both possessed a trafficking weight of marijuana and manufactur

Smith v. State

Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Swindle, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A0131

A videotape of a prior drug sale in the same motel room where Smith was arrested was admissible as part of the res gestae, since it established the defendant's connection to the room and the large a

November 18, 2009 |

Homeowners and Premises Liability--Archived Article

This article describes the standard of care a homeowner owes to invitees, licensees, and trespassers. Court cases, including some reviewing liability issues with children at play are discussed.

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November 18, 2009 |

Homeowners and Premises Liability—Archived Article 2

This article describes the standard of care a homeowner owes to invitees, licensees, and trespassers. Court cases, including some reviewing liability issues with children at play are discussed.

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September 30, 2009 |

Come Together

Companies slowly warm to new U.K. procedure for cross-border mergers.

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Gonzalez v. State

Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Jimmie E. Baggett Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A1465

The officers' actions in stopping the defendant's vehicle were valid, even though they had ulterior motives in initiating the stop, since they observed the defendant committing a traffic viol

Pincherli v. State

Publication Date: 2009-01-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney S. Zell Zell & Zell PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A0247

The evidence supported the defendant's conviction for cocaine trafficking based on a traffic stop, which resulted in the seizure of approximately three kilos of cocaine hidden inside the engine of t

James v. State

Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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Case Number: A08A1710

The officer, who entered the defendant's home without a search wa had a reasonable belief that physical evidence of an alleged rape would be destroyed, if he waited to get a wa

July 23, 2008 |

September 2007 Dec Page

The Dec Page usually offers a question of the month based on articles found in the FC&S Bulletins. Also presented are court decisions from around the country dealing with insurance coverage issues. Other insurance related news is also noted.

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Ruffin v. State

Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
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Case Number: S08A0493

Under the circumstances, the more than 2-year delay between the defendant's indictment and the denial of his motion to dismiss did not violate the defendant's constitutional speedy trial r