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  • Ingram v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John B. Miller, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott L. Ballard, District Attorney, Fayetteville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0852

    The defendant twice sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant and a videotape captured the

  • Patton v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Diana L. Davis, McDonough, and Leigh S. Schrope Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and John A. Pipkin III, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0657

    The untested informant's tip provided probable cause to support an investigatory detention, since the tip predicted some aspects of the defendant's future beh

  • Dalton v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. King, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Raines F. Carter, Solicitor, and Barbara M. Collins Solicitor's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A1101

    The defendant failed to stop when after he rear-ended the victim's car with his tractor-tr

  • State v. Rheinlander

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shawn E. LaGrua, Solicitor General, and Jessica K. Harris, Assistant Solicitor General, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marny J. Heit The Chestney-Hawkins Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0601

    The arresting officer had probable cause to stop the defendant based on the defendant's actions in almost hitting the officer's vehicle and then suddenly changing

  • State v. Venzen

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard W. Shelton, Solicitor, and Sandra K. Guest, Assistant Solicitor General, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John D. Holt, Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0325

    Officers were authorized to enter a residence after the defendant opened the door holding lit marijuana ciga

  • Gillen v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter M. Chapman, Jonesboro, for Gillen. Mark A. Yurachek The Law Offices of Mark A. Yrachek & Assoc., and Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, for Marston. Jewell C. Scott, District Attorney, Jonathan O. Oden, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, Athens, and James V. Chafin Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer PC, Columbus, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0506; A07A0712

    Trial courts did not err in ruling that they were without the authority to probate or suspend the defendants' sentences under O.C.G.A. § 17-10-1 a 1's general sentencing provisions, given the langua

  • Beck v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven M. Harrison Public Defender's Office, Eastman, for Beck. Chester L. Cannon Jr., Vidalia, for Davis. Timothy G. Vaughn, District Attorney, Eastman, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0017; A07A0018

    Th that the d o magistrate, who signed the search warrant for the first defendant's mother's home, was not old enough to serve as a magistrate did not invalidated the warrant, since ' "t

  • Beck v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven M. Harrison Public Defender's Office, Eastman, for Beck. Chester L. Cannon Jr., Vidalia, for Davis. Timothy G. Vaughn, District Attorney, Eastman, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A07A0017; A07A0018

    Th that the d o magistrate, who signed the search warrant for the first defendant's mother's home, was not old enough to serve as a magistrate did not invalidated the warrant, since ' "t

  • Kennedy v. Georgia Dept. of Human Resources Child Support Recovery

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Phillip McCurdy III McCurdy & Stone, Norcross, Dennis T. Cathey and David A. Sleepy Cathey & Strain, Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Mark J .Cicero and Virginia B. Fuller, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0687

    The Statement of Understanding, which the pla signed and which authorized the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Child Support Enforcement to provide necessary services on the pl

  • Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp. d/b/a Wyeth

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, and Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori C. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Alembik, Fine & Callner PA, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glen A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik, Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.
    Case Number: A07A0306

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 "Vaccine Act", 42 USC §300aa-1 et seq. did not pre-empt the plaintiffs' claims for alleged neurological damage to their son that vaccin