• Mayberry v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne L. Burnaine, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Tracie H Cason, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1018

    The state gave race-neutral reasons for striking the only black male prospective

  • Brunswick Landing LLC v. Glynn County

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd C. Brooks and Austin E. Catts Catts & Brooks, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aaron W. Mumford County Attorney's Office and Bradley J. Watkins Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter, Brunswick, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1157

    The trial court properly authorized Glynn county to condemn certain property located within the city of Brunswick for the purpose of expanding the county detention center due to overcro

  • Nava v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sanford A. Wallack, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and James A. Dooley, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0833

    The defendant's convictions for aggravated assault and armed robbery each required proof of fact that the other di

  • Clark v. Chapman

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William R. Oliver, Clarkesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan M. Briskin, Byron M.G. Sanford Briskin, Cross & Sanford LLC, Alpharetta, Brett D. Turner, Dawsonville, and Alfred W.K. Chang, Dahlonega, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0914

    Because an earlier order for appellant to surrender all company stock essentially took ownership of the company out of the appellant's hands, any transfer of company assets such as land was a nullit

  • State v. Lupuloff

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Kimberly A. Gallant, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter M. Britt Chandler & Britt, Buford, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1095

    Although appellant was not free to leave, Miranda warnings were not necessary, because a reasonable person would not have believed his freedom to be curtailed when an officer approached and asked fo

  • Angus v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garry T. Moss, District Attorney, Wallace W. Rogers, Jr. and Sara A. Thompson, Assistant District Attorneys, Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1263

    Although trial counsel was deficient in requesting an inapplicable charge on presumption that arises when one party relies on inferior evidence even though stronger evidence is available, the defend

  • State v. Moses

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Peggy A. Katz, Senior Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marilyn Primovic, Atlanta, and Ashleigh B. Merchant The Merchant Law Firm PC, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1284

    The more than 4-year delay coupled with other circumstances supported a finding of presumptive actual prej

  • Adcox v. Atlanta Building Maintenance Co.

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. St. Amand Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David M. Van Dickerson & Vansant, Cumming, Denis W. Spitalnick Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, John C. Hillis and Andrew J. Hamilton Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich & Anderson LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1467

    A janitorial services contractor did not exercise control over the time, place and method of a subcontractor's work, even though the contractor required that cleaning be done outside of normal busin

  • Vaughn v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standard's Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0970

    The evidence supported the defendant's aggravated stalking conviction, because there was no evidence that hi consented to violent contact and there was evidence that the defendant threatened h

  • Kelley v. Purcell

    Publication Date: 2009-12-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce R. Millar, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jane N. Wilkes Sharon W. Ware & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1002

    The appellee was entitled to elicit information regarding collateral sources after the appellant opened the door by testifying that she could not afford to pay for her medical bills and introduced e