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  • James v. Montgomery County Bd. of Educ.

    Publication Date: 2008-05-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S08A0369

    The setting of a county school board agenda is a discretionary act and not subject to man

  • Foster v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-05-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S07A1668

    Detectives induced the defendant's statements connecting him to the murder weapon when they promised in writing during his third interview not to press any additional weapons-related charges aga

  • Zepp v. Brannen

    Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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    Case Number: S07A1320

    An order tolls the running of the 5-year rule set forth in O.C.G.A. § § 9-2-60 b and 9-11-41 e-automatically dismissing a suit by operation of law when ' "no written order is ta

  • State v. Sammons

    Publication Date: 2008-04-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
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    Case Number: S08A0272

    The trial court did not err in suppressing the defendant's statements, since she invoked her right to counsel on and officers resumed her interrogation outside of her counsel's presence on t

  • Sanders v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-04-11
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    Case Number: S08A0464

    The defendant's conviction and concurrent sentence of life imprisonment for felony murder were vacated by operation of law upon entry of his malice murder sentence, since there was only one v

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  • Dawson v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-03-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
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    Case Number: S07A1253

    The trial court did not err in admitting videotaped images captured by surveillance cameras in a hotel where the defendant killed last three victims under O.C.G.A. § 24-4

  • Chancellor v. Dozier

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Case Number: S07A1371

    The ability to refuse to submit to chemical testing "is not a constitutional right, but one created by the legislature."

  • Granite State Outdoor Advertising Inc. v. City of Roswell

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
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    Case Number: S07A1885

    The plaintiff lacked standing to contest provisions of a sign ordinance, which did not cause the plaintiff an injury in

  • Mason v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
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    Case Number: S07A1486

    O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67.1 f of Georgia Tort Reform Act of 2005 "TRA" is not unconstitutional as a delegation of legislative authority and the denial of due pr

  • Snyder v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-03-07
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    Case Number: S07G1093

    Defendant's chemical tests were invalid, since defendant was not under arrest for DUI and no evidence showed that a serious injury or fatality resulted from the traffic accident in question, w