• Hall v. Brannan

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08A1211; S08X1212

    There is no consensus to show that evolving standards of decency require a constitutional ban on executing all persons with mental il

  • Metz v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08A1614; S08A1615; S08A1616

    Absent a showing of harm, the assertion of antagonistic defenses alone is insufficient to warrant seve

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08A1878

    The defendant failed to show that the pretrial publicity of his case created an inherently prejudicial atmosphere or affected the jurors' ability to be fair and impa

  • Moreland v. Austin

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Case Number: S08G0498

    HIPAA's privacy rule precludes defense attorneys in medical malpractice cases from interviewing the plaintiff's prior treating physi

  • Thomas v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Case Number: S08A1778

    The murder victim's statements to witnesses about on-going events, in which she identified defendant as her assailant, were nontestimonial and not subject to confrontation c

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  • Santos v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08A1296

    O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 is unconstitutionally vague in its application to homeless persons, who like the defendant, have no street or route address for their resi

  • John Thurmond & Assocs. Inc. v. Kennedy

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Case Number: S07G1776

    The proper measure of damages in a suit for breach of a contract to construct is the cost to the plaintiff to correct defects in workmanship and the plaintiff presented some evidence, including expe

  • John Thurmond & Assocs. Inc. v. Kennedy

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Case Number: S07G1776

    The proper measure of damages in a suit for breach of a contract to construct is the cost to the plaintiff to correct defects in workmanship and the plaintiff presented some evidence, including expe

  • Deljoo v. SunTrust Mortgage Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-17
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    Case Number: S08G0950

    Although the security deed in question referenced the wrong Land Lot, it correctly identified the real property by reference to and incorporation of a recorded subdivision

  • Board of Comm'rs of Spalding County v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2008-10-17
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    Case Number: S08A1453

    A county sheriff's duties include the duty to provide medical care to prisoners placed in his custody and, to fulfill that duty, a sheriff is necessarily vested with the authority to enter into