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  • State v. Winnie

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael H. Crawford, District Attorney, Clarkesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy P. Healy and Nina M. Svoren, Toccoa, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2354

    Police officer had no basis for stopping defendant after observing him pull into a parking lot of a closed business at 4 a.m. absent evidence of criminal act

  • Baldwin v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jesse L. Vaughn Ledbetter, Little & Smith, Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Cartersville, and Lance T. McCoy, Assistant District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2106

    Defendant could not withdraw his guilty plea since he did not file a direct appeal and did not attempt to withdraw the plea until after the expiration of the term of court in which his plea was acc

  • Hudson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald E. Harrison II The Harrison Firm, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen D. Kelley, District Attorney, and Margaret L. Knight, Assistant District Attorney, Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1771

    The trial judge did not have improper contact with the jurors when they discussed with him their concern for the acquitted co-defe after they convicted defe

  • Blaylock v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick M. Scherma, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Debra H. Bernes and Irvan A. Pearlberg, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1648

    Evidence that defendant had a crack pipe in his possession at the time of his arrest was admissible as res g

  • In the Interest of A.W.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica L.M. Wingler, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana M. Thompson, Canton, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso and Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Jeffrey L. Floyd, Jasper, David M. Rosenberg, Blue Ridge, and John P. Cheeley Cheeley & King PC, Duluth.
    Case Number: A99A1979

    Frivolous appeal damages of $1,000 imposed against father who appealed termination of his parental rights, since he stated at termination hearing that he wanted nothing to do with the baby resulting

  • Simmons v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry L. Miller and Gee G. Vaughn Mitchell & Mitchell, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Robert A. Cowan Kinney, Kemp, Sponcler, Joiner & Tharpe, Dalton, for appellees.
    Case Number: A99A1939

    Father was not liable under the family purpose doctrine for his 18-year-old son's accident, even though the father owned the wrecked truck, since the son did not live with his parents at the time of

  • Kelly v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Oeland IV, Public Defender, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard R. Read, District Attorney, Robert G. Mikell, Assistant District Attorney, and Mirza Q.A. Baig, Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2001

    Juror did not have to be stricken for cause merely because she had strong feelings against people who drink and drive, since she said she could render a fair and impartial verdict on defendant's DUI

  • State v. Gehris

    Publication Date: 2000-02-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph T. Bowden Jr., Solicitor, Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Solicitor General, David M. Zagoria and Pilar Gigante, Assistant Solicitors General, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1746

    City police officers who witnessed defendant's collision outside city limits did not relinquish their authority to investigate that incident just because they asked a county officer to investiga

  • Maguire v. Dominion Dev. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2000-02-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack T. Brinkley Jr. Brinkley & Brinkley, Columbus, Alvin L. Toliver Toliver & Gainer LLP and Joseph H. King Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David J. Marmins and Christopher N. Shuman Carter & Ansley, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1842

    Injured employee could not sue his statutory employer in tort after that employer successfully defeated the employee's claim for workers' compensation benefits based on that employee's failure to se

  • Hart v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ann C. Stahl, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, Cartersville, and Lance T. McCoy, Assistant District Attorney, Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1669

    Evidence that defendant knew where the burglary victim's valuables were located, that the victim's y was stolen without her home being ransacked and that defendant possessed some of the stolen