• Meredith v. Atlanta Intermodal Rail Servs.

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher B. Scott Smith, Wallis & Scott LLP, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert C. Semler Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Cliff Perkins Perkins & Perkins, Carrollton.

    Case Number: S02A0167

    An employer's failure to pay income benefits before filing an untimely notice to controvert its em 's workers' compensation claim did not preclude the employer from presenting defenses to the e

  • Garden Club of Ga. Inc. v. Shackelford

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Bowers, T. Joshua R. Archer and Christopher S. Anulewicz Meadows, Ichter & Trigg, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David H. Flint, Mark W. Forsling Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Ray O. Lerer, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Cathy A. Cox-Brakefield, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Denmark Groover Jr. and Duke R. Groover Groover & Childs, Macon, for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Arthur H. Domby Troutman Sanders, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S01A0771

    The DOT rules allowing for the trimming of trees and vegetation on highway rights-of-way to permit the viewing of outdoor advertising signs on private property were invalid because the DOT failed to

  • Anderson v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-03-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert H. Citronberg, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Alvera A. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1406

    The defendant shot and killed her neighbor after he left oil stains on the sidewalk while working on hi

  • Armstrong v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence W. Daniel, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Andrew J. Saliba, Dana J. Norman, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1601

    A bag of clothing that defendant's stepfather's attorney gave to police was admissible based on the state's chain of custody evi

  • State v. Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2002-02-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, and Mike McDaniel, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Delan, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1679

    A 15-year-old defendant did not knowingly and intelligently waive his constitutional r where the police misinformed him that his mother was the only person who could exercise those r

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  • Lindsey v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Jones and Matthew Ciccarelli King & King & Jones PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1643

    The defendant could not show that he was harmed by the trial court's refusal to excuse a juror who was acquainted with the victim's mother since the juror was subsequently excused for har

  • Pruitt v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-02-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth D. Kondritzer, Clarkesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael H. Crawford, District Attorney, Clarkesville, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Madonna M. Heinemeyer, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1301

    The trial court properly admitted testimony from the defendant's ex-wife that the defendant molested her daughter to explain her motive for reporting that her ex-husband had murdered his neighbor ni

  • Bonaparte v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-01-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Demetria N. Williams, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy, District Attorney, Robert M. Coker, Robert E. Statham III, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Ruth M. Bebko, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1481

    Evidence that one victim was shot to death during a home invasion supported defendant's convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault with intent to rob, armed robbery and bur

  • Few v. Capitol Materials Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-01-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terrence L. Croft King & Croft, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ira L. Rachelson and Lesley Annis Rachelson & White, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01G0498

    Plaintiff's failure to perfect its lien by commencing an action against the contractor as required by O.C.G.A. § 44-14-361.1 barred its recovery against the surety bond which defendant posted to sec

  • Watson v. State

    Publication Date: 2002-01-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Tammie J. Philbrick, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S01A1716

    The defendant voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to a jury