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  • Harrison v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rickey W. Morris Jr., Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Kathryn O. Pulliam, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1539

    The trial court erred in rejecting defendant's race-neutral reasons for striking prospective jurors without determining whether the state proved racially discriminatory i

  • Professional Standards Comm'n v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2002-10-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, and Alfred L. Evans Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hayes M. Dever and Patricia J. Duffy Friedman, Dever & Merlin LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1565

    The Court reinstated the 6-month suspension of defendant's teaching certificate since sufficient evidence supported the ALJ's finding that defendant improperly coached his students on a standardized

  • In the Interest of B. Y.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. Wiggins, Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy G. Vaughn, District Attorney, and Russell P. Spivey, Assistant District Attorney, Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1474; A02A1584

    The evidence satisfied all of the statutory criteria for transfer of the 16-year-old juveniles' prosecutions for aggravated assault and attempted armed robbery to superior

  • Hodge v. State of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher G. Nicholson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard and Rebecca A. Wright, Assistant District Attorneys, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0901

    The officer did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights when he approached defendant's apartment and knocked on the door in response to an anonymou

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica T. Myles, Douglas County Public Defender, Douglasville, and Mary Erickson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and Pamela D. Brophy, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A0908

    Defendant failed to show that use of the words "And the jurors aforesaid" was mandatory in each count of his indic

  • Lake v. Atlanta Landmarks Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin C. Ford, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Charles B. Marsh and Sharon L. Neal Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1017

    Plaintiff had equal knowledge of the alleged inadequate lighting in defendant's stai

  • Bolton v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew J. Hinton Jr. Hinton & Powell, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert J. Decusati McLain & Merritt PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1071

    Plaintiff did not show that a store employee was in a position to have easily seen and removed the clear substance on the store's floor when plaintiff slipped and

  • Knight v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd J. Matthews, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Jane E. Grabowski, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1044; A02A1045

    The trial court properly sentenced the co-defendant as a recidivist based on three prior felonies, including a firearms of

  • Yager v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-09-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles L. Day, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert J. Decusati McLain & Merritt PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1227

    A loaded water gun in defendant's toy department was not a hazard where defendant had no notice of prior incidents involving customers who tampered with such

  • State v. Ayers

    Publication Date: 2002-09-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald N. Blaney Jr. , Solicitor, Emilien O. Loiselle Jr. and Jeffrey P. Kwiatkowski, Assistant Solicitors, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael M. Hawkins The Chestney Hawkins Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A1433

    A roadblock which is set up to enforce Georgia laws in general is unconstitut