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  • Horne v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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    Case Number: A12A1124

    The evidence supported the defendant's conviction for cocaine possession with intent to distribute, as the state established that the amount of cocaine in the defendant's possession was greater than

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Wesley C. Ross District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1572

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to sever the offense of escape from the remaining charges agains

  • Kovacs v. Cornerstone Nat'l Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2012-10-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Sanders, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Darneille Crim & Bassler LLP, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Joshua Lockhart and Michelle Lockhart, Savannah, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A12A0821

    The automobile insurer was not required to provide coverage in the underlying injury suit, which arose after the insured's son hit a pedestrian in a covered vehicle, as the policy's unlisted househo

  • Stinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael King, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, Solicitor General, and Steven Snider Solicitor General's Office, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1592

    The defendant made an abrupt, furtive turning maneuver in his vehicle to evade a roadblock and, regardless of whether this maneuver was a traffic violation, it was sufficient to give the officer a r

  • Hudson v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Begnaud, Assistant Public Defender, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, District Attorney, and Lindsay Burton, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1149

    Georgia still follows the count-by-count approach for determining whether a resentencing resulted in a more severe sentence, giving rise to a presumption of vindictiveness under North Carolina v. Pe

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  • Redding v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Hall Hall, Hirsh, & McDaniel LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Timothy Owens, Solicitors General, and Kelly McMichael Solicitor General's Office, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1450

    The trial court adequately and correctly charged the jury on the elements of simple ba

  • Wilson v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, District Attorney, and Thomas Cerbone, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1054

    The evidence did not support the defendant's kidnapping conviction, as it failed to establish the element of asportation in accordance with Garza v. State, 284 Ga. 696

  • Chalk v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard Brody Brody Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garry Moss, District Attorney, Robert Morton, and Cliff Head, Assistant District Attorneys, Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1254

    The defendant failed to show that the 34-month delay in filing the transcripts for his appeal violated his due process rights in his trial for child molestation and public inde

  • Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Hobbs

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Denise Griffin and Heather Malick Shapiro & Swertfeger LLP, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cheryl Hobbs, Savannah, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A12A1187

    The trial court erred in denying the bank's motion for default judgment on the issue of reformation of the deed securing a

  • Jensen v. Engler

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Paul Reynolds Houck & Regas LLC and Amy Hoffman The Weathington Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Griggs, Cale Conley Conley Griggs LLP, Atlanta, and Gerald Davidson Mahaffey Pickens Tucker LLP, Lawrenceville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A12A1170

    Although the statute of limitation had expired when the plaintiff filed an amended complaint raising a professional negligence claim, the claim arose out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence s