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  • Carlisle v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McMurray, William Leroy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glynn R. Stepp Stepp & Randazzo LLC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Donald P. Geary, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A0405

    Evidence that officers found cocaine in the defendant's bedroom after she consented to a search of her house negated the court's error in admitting hearsay evidence that the officers went to her hou

  • Tuten v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George D. Bush, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2195

    Police officer's testimony that he pulled defendant's photograph from "previous files" for a photo lineup did not indicate defendant was guilty of past crimes and did not place his character at

  • Brice v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Francis Stubbs Stubbs & Assocs., Reidsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David B. Pittman, Solicitor General, Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1909

    The solicitor could repeat his own witness's prior inconsistent stat to lay a foundation for calling another witness who overheard that stat

  • Moore v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roderick H. Martin, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Debra H. Bernes and Maria B. Golick, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2165

    Evidence that defendant was involved in an accident with the stolen and was charged with DUI and several traffic violations was admissible since it was related to his arrest for stealing the

  • In the Interest of C.K.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Y. Brown Brown & Gill LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Dennis R. Dunn, Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and James T. Chafin III, McDonough, for appellee. Other party representation: Sharon J.S. Whitwell, Locust Grove.
    Case Number: A00A0072

    Evidence that the mother suffers from a severe mental illness and did not cooperate with DFACS in scheduling psychiatric appointments and attending counseling sessions supported the termination of h

  • McEachern v. Muldovan

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh Gordon and Brian L. Causey J. Hugh Gordon PC, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Glenn Whitley Reinhardt, Whitley & Wilmot, Tifton, for appellee. Other party representation: Daniel L. Studstill Moore & Studstill, Nashville, and J. Harvey Davis Walters, Davis & Pujadas PC, Ocilla.
    Case Number: A98A0621

    The Court of Appeals adopted the Supreme Court's judgment that plaintiffs could not recover for their son's death in a Russian Roulette game with defendant since he assumed the risk of injury by loa

  • Goodson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louise T. Hornsby Hornsby & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Solicitor General, David M. Zagoria and Thomas E. Csider, Assistant Solicitors, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1932

    Evidence that the defendant's eyes were bloodshot and his breath smelled of alcohol combined with his admission that he was driving when he lost control of his car supported his DUI convi

  • Mauk v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael C. Garrett Garrett & Gilliard PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1624

    Even if defendant did not force the victim to engage in oral sex, his right of privacy did not prevent his sodomy conviction because the act took place outdoors in a public

  • Georgia Receivables Inc. v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth C. Whealler, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cheryl Welch, Kennesaw, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A00A0289

    Collections company could not enforce health club membership contract against defendant since the contract did not specify the exact date on which her right to cancel the contract ex

  • Herndon v. Ajayi

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leonard Farkas Farkas & Ledford, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas S. Chambless and Dawn G. Benson Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless, Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1637

    Since urologist's failure to follow up with his patient to ensure a stent implanted for kidney stone treatment was removed involved the application of his medical skill and knowledge, it involved pr