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  • Aldrich v. City of Lumber City

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry N. Hollington Larry N. Hollington PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Kniffen and Terrence T. Rock Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A99A0847

    Claimant could be ordered to repay total disability benefits back to the date he ceased to be disabled, even if that date preceded the date the workers' compensation board last determined his injuri

  • Smithson v. Parker

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James T. White and Brendan J. McCarthy Varner, Stephens, Humphries & White LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Ann Grier Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins and Melvin Drukman, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1796

    Trial court could not direct a defense verdict since the parties presented conflicting evidence as to whether defendant committed fraud or breached a contract in providing a substandard wedding dres

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelley A. Dial, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1665

    Defendant who did not inform the trial court why he needed an independent expert to test his and the victim's blood for alcohol and drugs was not entitled to funds or to a continuance for that te

  • Knight v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sam B. Sibley Jr., Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0038

    Police officers could stop defendant based on a reliable informant's tip regarding a drug transaction, which accurately described defendant and his car, his location and the time he would be

  • State v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Erman J. Tanjuatco, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Suellen Fleming, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2133

    The fact that defendant paid cash for a one-way ticket from Miami to Atlanta, gave inconsistent answers and was nervous when approached by drug enforcement agents and had a roll of plastic wrap in h

  • Hawkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, and Maria Murcier-Ashley, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0276

    Defendant was not entitled to a jury charge on theft by receiving stolen property since that crime is not a lesser included offense of armed robbery and the evidence did not show that he merely rece

  • Cobb Ctr. Pawn & Jewelry Brokers Inc. v. Gordon

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Wetzel, Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kirby G. Bailey, Decatur, for appellees. Other party representation: Horace J. Johnson Jr. Johnson, Freeman & Perkins-Hooker LLC, and Reed Edmondson Jr. Reed Edmondson Jr. PC, Covington.
    Case Number: A00A0421

    Pawnbroker should not have repossessed vehicle pledged as collateral from third party who purchased it without knowledge that the pawnbroker had any interest in it, since the pawnbroker failed to re

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick C. Cork Cork & Cork, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. David Miller, District Attorney, and Jennifer A. Thomas, Assistant District Attorney, Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2049

    The fact that defendant entered an apartment after a police officer ordered him not to did not support his criminal trespass conviction, since the police officer was not the owner or lawful occupant

  • Kelly v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Oeland IV, Public Defender, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard R. Read, District Attorney, Robert G. Mikell, Assistant District Attorney, and Mirza Q.A. Baig, Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2001

    Juror did not have to be stricken for cause merely because she had strong feelings against people who drink and drive, since she said she could render a fair and impartial verdict on defendant's DUI

  • Bluain v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Friedewald, Public Defender, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Jeanne M. Canavan, Maria Murcier-Ashley and Thomas S. Clegg, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1740

    Evidence that defendant led his rape victim between the rooms of her house with his hand tightly around her neck and that she had bruises on her neck supported his conviction for kidnapping with bod