• Shaffer v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0341

    Trial counsel was not deficient for failing to make a meritless objection to the investigator's test that the victims' statements were consistent with their trial test

  • Shannon v. Office Max North Am. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0325

    The plaintiff's false imprisonment claim could not withstand summary judgment, since no evidence showed that any defendant ever physically restrained the plaintiff or threatened him with physica

  • Lee, Black, Hart & Rouse PC v. The Travelers Indemnity Co.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0353

    A law firm could not recover on its claim for $143.5K in forged checks, which a dishonest employee deposited into the firm's escrow account as part of her check kiting scheme, because the fi

  • In the Interest of J. K.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0097

    The mother failed to complete any of her case plan requirements, did not stay in regular contact with DFACS or her children and paid no child su

  • In the Interest of B. A.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0083

    The mother completely failed to comply with her reunification case plan for over one

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  • Long v. Natarajan

    Publication Date: 2008-06-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0040

    The plaintiff failed to present admissible evidence to refute the defendant's testimony that the additional surgical procedure, which the defendant performed during surgery on the plaintiff'

  • Bulgin v. Georgia Dept. of Transp.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0414

    The trial court properly admitted an appraiser's testimony that he did not include compensation for two temporary easements for the building of a driveway and fence on condemnee's land, sin

  • Daugherty v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0146

    Officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant based on his presence near where the suspects of a carjacking had fled moments before through a muddied overgrown area, his muddied and sweaty app

  • State v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2008-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0753

    The arresting officer lacked probable cause to stop the defendant based on his observation of what appeared to be an argument between the defendant and his passenger involving flailing

  • Shell v. Teachers Retirement Sys. of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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    Case Number: A08A0661

    Georgia law requires payment of applicable Teachers Retirement System of Georgia retirement benefits to the last-filed beneficiary designation, which in this case was the decedent's ex-wife, not