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  • Anthony v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, Public Defender, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Kevin McMurry, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1615

    The evidence supported the finding that the defendant intended to commit a theft inside the victim's house and took a substantial step toward entering the house for that pu

  • Flemister v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Adams Public Defender's Office, Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Ballard, District Attorney, Thomaston, and Robert Smith, Assistant District Attorney, Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1580

    Evidence that the defendant threw a total of 11.81 grams of marijuana packaged in individual green baggies out his car window supported his conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distr

  • El v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2012-10-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
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    Case Number: A12A1245

    The trial court properly denied a mother's motion to modify custody of and child support for her minor son without determining on the record that the mother was morally unfit to have custody or visi

  • Crawford v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla H. Zon, District Attorney, Melanie Bell, Assistant District Attorney, and Randal McGinley District Attorney's Office, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1277

    The trial court properly denied defendant's motion for a new trial as the evidence sufficiently supported his convictions for making terroristic threats, first degree and second degree

  • Amin v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney Moore Summerville Moore PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy Lawson, District Attorney, and Elizabeth Baker District Attorney's Office, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1401

    The state failed to prove that the defendant intended to possess the controlled substance cath as charged, instead of the controlled substance cathine, which is a degraded version of cath

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  • In the Interest of T. S.

    Publication Date: 2012-10-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Huff Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Shalen Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Penny Hannah, Assistant Attorney General, and Wenona Belton, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Brian Condon Office of the Child Attorney, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A12A1324

    The juvenile court violated the mother's due process right to confrontation when it excluded her from the courtroom during her child's testimony in a deprivation he

  • Kegler v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-08-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rooks Public Defender's Office, Colquitt, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Earnest, District Attorney, Cuthbert, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0967

    The defendant owned the digital scales with cocaine residue found during a warrant search, was present when the accomplices discussed the cocaine, got the bag of cocaine out of the microwave when po

  • Sims v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-08-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Rucker, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy Floyd, District Attorney, Atha Pryor, Assistant District Attorney, and David Slemons District Attorney's Office, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1142

    Counsel's trial strategy regarding the handling of similar transaction evidence did not constitute deficient perfor

  • Stokes v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-08-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara Meyers Public Defender's Office, Thomson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis Sanders, District Attorney, and William Doupe', Assistant District Attorney, Thomson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0990

    The defendant had constructive possession of ocaine found in his car, even though police found it in the passenger's shoe, because the defendant admitted that the passenger was going to give hi

  • Lewis v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-08-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Brunk, Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Wright, District Attorney, and Charles Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1118

    An officer had probable cause sufficient to justify his use of a neck restraint to prevent the defendant from swallowing or destroying what the officer believed to be drugs that he saw the defendan