• Dinkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A0978

    The state's cross-examination questions attacking the defendant's innocent bystander defense and his failure to seek police protection fell within the exception set forth in Morrison v. Sta

  • Southway Crane and Rigging Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1411

    Factual questions remained as to whether OCGA § 36-91-93 a 1 or OCGA § 36-91-93 a 2 applied in the sub-subcontractor's suit on a public works payment

  • The Phoenix of Peachtree Condo. Assoc. Inc. v. Phoenix on Peachtree LLC

    Publication Date: 2008-11-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1535

    The trial court erred in failing to give the plaintiff an opportunity to substitute the real parties in int

  • Ivey v. Bicknell

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1567

    The defendant waived his personal jurisdiction defense when he elected to appear and participate in a bench trial, rather than seeking interlocutory review of the denial of his motion to di

  • Palmer v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1509

    The defendant had no right to appear in clothes reflecting his own fashion prefe

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  • Griggs v. Fletcher

    Publication Date: 2008-10-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A0881

    The trial court effectively granted a mistrial based upon surprise, after the plaintiff raised a boundary line claim not included in his complaint, and then allowed the defendants to withdraw their

  • DeKalb Bd. of Educ. v. Singleton

    Publication Date: 2008-10-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1181

    Evidence showed that the employee's psychic problems-she did not return to work as a school bus driver due to a deep-seated fear that she could experience another asthma attack while transportin

  • Chandler v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1430

    The rule of lenity did not apply to the defendant's conviction for selling a counterfeit su e, since the su e in question did not fall under either definition of imitation controlled s

  • Wright v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1221

    The defendant's admission that he shot the victim, but did so in self-defense, removed the ' "case from the rule that a conviction based entirely on circumstantial evidence can be affir

  • Beck v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A07A0017

    A search warrant signed by an assistant magistrate, whose position was not authorized or created by county commissioners or the judges of the superior court was in