Case Digests

In the Interest of D. D.

Publication Date: 2011-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen M. Reba Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, Emory Univ. Sch. of Law and Julie D. Loring Ford & Harrison LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: R. Javoyne Hicks, District Attorney, and Cynthia M. Zurawsky, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0646

Evidence that the juvenile intentionally made unwanted physical contact with a classmate's breast supported his delinquency adjudication for sexual ba

Spradling v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven A. Miller, Summerville, for appellant.
for defendant: Herbert E. Franklin Jr., District Attorney, and Christopher A. Arnt, Assistant District Attorney, LaFayette, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0264

Evidence of the defendant's prior convi in California was admissible as a similar transa

Hale v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristen C. Quinton, Macon, for appellant.
for defendant: Charles A. Spahos, Solicitor General, and Joseph L. Stone Solicitor General's Office, McDonough, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0327

The trial court's error in informing the jury of the existence of excluded Intoxilyzer 5000 test results when instructing the jury on the differences between Georgia's two types of DUI, was harmless

Wilcox v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy L. Eidson, Public Defender, and Steven D. Knittle, Assistant Public Defender, Cordele, for appellant.
for defendant: Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, Cordele, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0569

The defendant admitted being at the location where a burglary occurred and had items taken in the burglary on his p

Ross v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Ross, Unadilla, proceeded pro se. James D. McDade, District Attorney, and James A. Dooley, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A0360

Appeal dismissed because the law-of-the-case rule barred appellant's

Bradford Mortgage Co. v. Johnnie Ganem Appraisal Co.

Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh R. Madison and Brent J. Savage Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: Ned Blumenthal McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP, Lauren M. Gunnels Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, and David R. Smith Branan, Searcey & Smith, Savannah, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0425

No evidence showed that appraisal company failed to comply with the appropriate standard of care when appraising the subject prope

Young v. State

Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rex B. Abernathy Cook & Connelly, Summerville, for Young. Johnny R. Dennis, Summerville, for Williams. Herbert E. Franklin Jr., District Attorney, and Bruce E. Roberts, Assistant District Attorney, LaFayette, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A0412; A11A0447

The arresting officer's brief inquiry into the nature of defendants' trip did not impermissibly expand the scope or duration of their initial traffic

McLeod v. Clements

Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Jerry McLeod, Boston, proceeded pro se. Stephen R. Sullivan The Sullivan Firm LLC, Thomasville, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A0123

Although the trial court was required to dismiss the plaintiff's third similar lawsuit, the trial court erred in dismissing with prejudice because abatement is not an adjudication on the m

Walker v. State

Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn E. Rhodes, Fortson, for appellant.
for defendant: John G. Conger, District Attorney, and Crawford L. Seals District Attorney's Office, Columbus, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A1937

The trial court's statement when ruling on an objection did not bolster the witness' credibility in violation o G.A. § 17-8-57, because sustaining or overruling an objection is not a violation

Dossie v. Sherwood

Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. St. Amand and Marcus W. Wisehart Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: George W. Brinson The Orland Firm PC, Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: A10A1946