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  • Moore v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roderick H. Martin, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Debra H. Bernes and Maria B. Golick, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2165

    Evidence that defendant was involved in an accident with the stolen and was charged with DUI and several traffic violations was admissible since it was related to his arrest for stealing the

  • In the Interest of C.K.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Y. Brown Brown & Gill LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Dennis R. Dunn, Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and James T. Chafin III, McDonough, for appellee. Other party representation: Sharon J.S. Whitwell, Locust Grove.
    Case Number: A00A0072

    Evidence that the mother suffers from a severe mental illness and did not cooperate with DFACS in scheduling psychiatric appointments and attending counseling sessions supported the termination of h

  • Lee v. Green Land Co.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William G. Johnston III Shepherd & Johnston, Newton M. Galloway and Dean R. Fuchs Newton M. Galloway & Assocs., Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan W. Connell, Thomaston, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1493

    The Supreme Court does not have equity jurisdi in cases seeking specific performance of a contract where resolution depends upon the contract's constru

  • McEachern v. Muldovan

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh Gordon and Brian L. Causey J. Hugh Gordon PC, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Glenn Whitley Reinhardt, Whitley & Wilmot, Tifton, for appellee. Other party representation: Daniel L. Studstill Moore & Studstill, Nashville, and J. Harvey Davis Walters, Davis & Pujadas PC, Ocilla.
    Case Number: A98A0621

    The Court of Appeals adopted the Supreme Court's judgment that plaintiffs could not recover for their son's death in a Russian Roulette game with defendant since he assumed the risk of injury by loa

  • Goodson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louise T. Hornsby Hornsby & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Solicitor General, David M. Zagoria and Thomas E. Csider, Assistant Solicitors, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1932

    Evidence that the defendant's eyes were bloodshot and his breath smelled of alcohol combined with his admission that he was driving when he lost control of his car supported his DUI convi

  • Lovell v. Osteomedics Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erik H. Olson The Olsen Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William R. Youngblood Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S00A0055

    Appellant's motion to dissolve the consent temporary restraining order incorporating his employment agreement's restrictive covenants was moot, since the covenants have expired and cannot be enf

  • Mauk v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael C. Garrett Garrett & Gilliard PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1624

    Even if defendant did not force the victim to engage in oral sex, his right of privacy did not prevent his sodomy conviction because the act took place outdoors in a public

  • Gaines v. Sikes

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen D. Pereira Center for Prisoners' Legal Assistance, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and James J. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S00A0098

    Defendant's habeas petition raising an ineffective assistance claim was not completely unsupported, since he introduced a transcript showing that his attorney did not object to the trial court's imp

  • Jenkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert F. Pirkle Pirkle & Pirkle, Hinesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Thomas Durden Jr., District Attorney, Hinesville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary B. Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1805

    Evidence showed that defendant was a party to the crime, since his friend argued with the victim, defendant threw his car keys to his friend and told him to get a gun out of the trunk, and his frie

  • Georgia Receivables Inc. v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth C. Whealler, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cheryl Welch, Kennesaw, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A00A0289

    Collections company could not enforce health club membership contract against defendant since the contract did not specify the exact date on which her right to cancel the contract ex