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  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-06-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang and James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Amy E. H. Morelli, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0254

    The trial court did not err in charging the jury on justification, because the defendant specifically requested the pattern c

  • Todd v. Todd

    Publication Date: 2010-06-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James W. Watkins, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michele W. Ogletree Sullivan & Ogletree PC, Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0471

    The trial court lacked authority to set aside its original custody determination without determining the child's best inte

  • White v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Clegg, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Layla H. Zon, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0594

    The defendant fatally shot the victim in the back of the

  • Lizana v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond B. Lakes III and Robert L. Wadkins, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. F. Slater, District Attorney, Crawford L. Seals, Assistant District Attorney, Columbus, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0382

    The defendant repeatedly and fatally stomped and kicked the v

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang and James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Amy E. H. Morelli, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0254

    The trial court did not err in charging the jury on justification, because the defendant specifically requested the pattern jury c

  • Ellis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth D. Kondritzer, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, John O. Williams, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Sara K. Sahni, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0157

    Contrary to defendant's contention, trial counsel did object to the state's evidence of the defendant's other bad acts after the defendant placed his character in

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa L. Smith, Public Defender, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, Covington, Eric C. Crawford The Crawford Law Firm LLC, Bogart, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0488

    The defendant admitted that he fatally stabbed the v

  • Sigman v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard B. Kleinrock, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Deborah D. Wellborn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0776

    The defendant could not show prejudice from defense counsel's failure to request charges on reckless conduct and simple battery as lesser included offenses of the predicate charges to the three felo

  • World Harvest Church Inc. v. Guideone Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-05-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael G. Lambros, Paul E. Nystrom III, Amy L. Hadra, Andrew J. Ekonomou Ekonomou, Atkinson & Lambros LLC and Kenneth B. Hodges III Baudino Law Group PLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda B. Foster and Rahul Karnani Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus Appellee: William T. Maxson III Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: S10Q0341

    An insurer does not effectively reserve its rights to deny coverage if it merely informed th red that it does not see coverage, after th red received a written reservation of rights from t

  • Barrow v. Barker

    Publication Date: 2010-05-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew M. Lubozynski, John P. Jett and J. Henry Walker IV Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0611

    The Supreme Court remanded the case to the habeas court for a determination of whether the defendant could overcome procedural default by satisfying either the cause and prejudice or the miscarriage