• State v. Yapo

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert D. James Jr., Solicitor General, and LeRoya R. Jennings, Assistant Solicitor General, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dennis R. Fortin and Thais A. Fortin, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0614

    The defendant was immune from prosecution under O.C.G.A. § 16-3-24.2, since he was acting in self-de

  • Iwan Renovations Inc. v. North Atlanta Nat'l Bank

    Publication Date: 2009-03-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert L. Norton Jr., Alpharetta, and Meredith W. Germain Norton & Assocs. PC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Mitchell S. Rosen Kitchens, Kelley & Gaynes PC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0341

    The creditor was barred from pursuing a deficiency judgment, because the creditor failed to secure judicial confirmation of the foreclosure sale of the secured pro

  • In the Interest of J. S.

    Publication Date: 2009-03-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamie L. Smith, Marietta, and Kevin J. Rogers, Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, and Carrie T. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0462

    The trial court erred in finding the juvenile committed criminal damage to property in the second degree, si e state failed to provide any evidence regarding the broken window's value, but evid

  • The Harpagon Co. LLC v. Huff

    Publication Date: 2009-02-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Proctor and Cristine L. Patterson Proctor Hutchins, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James C. Clark Jr. Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford PC, Columbus, for appellee. Other party representation: Travis C. Hargrove, Columbus, T. Jerry Jackson, Kevin G. Meeks Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, and Michael T. Smith Andrew, Merritt, Reilly & Smith, Lawrenceville.

    Case Number: A09A0269

    The county's contract with its collection agent was illegal and unenforceable, since the contract provided for the imposition and collection of levy administration fees in excess of the authorized f

  • Dae v. Patterson

    Publication Date: 2009-02-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas F. Jones Thomas F. Jones & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oliver R. Register, Thomasville, for appellees.

    Case Number: A09A0370

    The plaintiff prematurely filed her motion for a new trial before the trial court entered judgment on the jury's verdict denying her motion to set aside a deed in which she gifted her home to the de

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  • Greene v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-02-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin A. Davis Jr. The Davis Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0322

    Defense counsel's decision to request a charge on the lesser offense of simple battery was not unreasonable, since the charge resulted in defendant's conviction for two misdemeanors, rather than two

  • Washington v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-01-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert E. Perrine Jr., Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecilia M. Cooper, District Attorney, Americus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0185

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's generic pretrial request for funds to hire a criminal investigator or in denying his midtrial renewed request for an accident

  • Anderson v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-01-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Erickson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0272

    The state did not have to prove the chain-of-custody of three stolen watches found in the defendant's pocket when he was arrested, since they were non-fungible items, which were readily identif

  • Lankford v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-01-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maryellen Simmons, Assistant Chief Public Defender, and Jason W. Swindle Drummond & Swindle, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Anne C. Allen, Assistant District Attorney, Carrollton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0208

    The defendant was not entitled to a separate trial where his trial involved only three jointly-charged defendants, each man's role in the crimes was fairly well-defined and their defenses were not a

  • In the Interest of T. F.

    Publication Date: 2009-01-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Luttrell, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and Benjamin Von Schuch District Attorney's Office, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0292

    The confrontation right is a trial right that does not apply to transfer hea