• Wilson v. McNeely

    Publication Date: 2010-02-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney K. Wilson, Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles H. Brown and Laura H. Wheaton, Brown Rountree PC, Statesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A2346

    The plaintiff's failure to supplement discovery responses and to submit his portion of a pre-trial order did not dismissal of his complaint with prej

  • Carleton v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald B. Williams, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory W. Edwards, District Attorney, and Christopher S. Cohilas, Assistant District Attorney, Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1736

    The trial court correctly concluded that it lacked jurisdi to consider the defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, because his notice of appeal divested the trial court of jurisdi

  • Potter-Miller v. Reed

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Savannah Potter-Miller, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan M. Ward Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1929

    The appellant abandoned her enumeration of error regarding a supersedeas bond, since she provided no supporting legal auth

  • Werner Enterprises v. Stanton

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grant B. Smith and Zachary S. Shewmaker Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . W. Carl Reynolds, Michael G. Horner, Bradley J. Survant Reynolds, Horne & Survant, and Thomas F. Jarriel Lane & Jarriel, Macon, for appellees.

    Case Number: A09A1699, A09A1708

    O.C.G.A. § 46-7-12.1 did not authorize direct actions against excess liability ins

  • Bucklew v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Richard A. Vandever, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A2230

    The defendant waived any issue regarding the trial court's alleged error in requiring him to wear a stun belt during trial, because his trial counsel failed to o

  • Stockton v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. V. Booker, Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, Swainsboro, Kevin R. Majeska, District Attorney, and Durwood R. Davis, Assistant District Attorney, Thomson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A2326

    The Court of Appeals vacated the denial of the defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea and remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing on whether his plea was involuntary based on ineffectiv

  • Corbitt v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-01-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Shea Browning, Pearson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Catherine H. Helms, District Attorney, Nashville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1087

    The trial court's error in charging on the similar transaction evi was harmless, given the overwhelming evi

  • Stetz v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry L. Webb Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., Solicitor General, and Che'ferre L. Young Solicitor's Office, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1474

    The only discoverable information from an intoxilyzer test under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-392 a 4 is the computer printout of the test r

  • Corbitt v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Shea Browning, Pearson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Catherine H. Helms, District Attorney, Nashville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1087

    The trial court's error in charging on the similar transaction evi was harmless, given the overwhelming evi

  • Molina v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Margaret B. Benson, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A1067

    The defendant conducted several drug transactions with an undercover agent, offered to sell the agent a vehicle with a hidden compartment to hide contraband and admitted that he transferred contraba