• McCulley v.State

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey L. Grube, Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly R. Burke, District Attorney, A. James Rockefeller, Assistant District Attorney, Perry, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A0756

    The deceased co-defendant's handwritten statement exculpating the defendant was not admissible as a statement against penal int

  • Gibson v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A0790

    The trial court's inquiry into the numerical division of the deadlocked did not violate the defendant's right to a fair and impartial

  • McKemie v. City of Griffin

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard N. Hubert Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew J. Whalen III and Jacob A. Maurer Mullins & Whalen, Griffin, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00G0189

    The condemnees could recover their fees and costs under O.C.G.A. § 9-15-14 a based on the city's conduct in electing to dismiss its condemnation petition after the special master entered a condemnat

  • Paul v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark J. Kadish, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00G0417

    The trial court expressed it opinion of defendant's guilt in violation of O.C.G.A. § 17-8-57 by questioning his expert about his suicide att

  • Thompkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-10-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Orin L. Alexis, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, Jerome M. Rothschild Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tammie J. Philbrick, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A1341

    Because the defendant had to admit that he shot the victim to support his justification defense, his trial counsel was not ineffective for addressing that fact in opening state

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  • Pullin v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-09-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, and Jeanne M. Canavan, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A1063

    The procedure for pinpointing the location from which cellular calls are placed is competent scientific evi

  • Forsyth County v. White

    Publication Date: 2000-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank E. Jenkins and Peter R. Olson Jenkins & Nelson PC, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Michael J. Bowers, Mark G. Trigg Meadows, Ichter & Trigg PC and Peter M. Degnan Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: S00A0528

    Because the county had authority to disapprove requests for further expansion of its sewage treatment plant, the trial court erred in granting a writ of mandamus compelling the county to approve the

  • DeLoach v. Evans County

    Publication Date: 2000-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph D. McGovern Dubberly & McGovern, Glennville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William E. Callaway Jr. Callaway, Neville & Brinson, Claxton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A0512

    Because the plaintiff was appointed as a part-time magistrate, she was not entitled to a full-time magistrate's salary, regardless of the additional duties that she perf

  • Brown v. Walton Elec. Membership Corp.

    Publication Date: 2000-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John J. McArthur and Charles E. Auslander III McArthur & McArthur PA, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . M. Joseph Reitman Jr. Lambert & Roffman, Madison, for appellee.

    Case Number: S99G1407

    When an electric supplier mistakenly underbills a customer for its services and sues to recover the correct charges, the customer can assert accord and satisfaction, equitable estoppel or statute of

  • City of Waycross v. Holmes

    Publication Date: 2000-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce M. Walker and Shawn F. Wildes Walker & Sweat, Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas M. Hackel Hackel & Hackel, Waycross, for appellee. Amicus Appellee: Alex B. Wallach George, Bartles & Wallach, Forest Park.

    Case Number: S00A0752

    O.C.G.A. § 34-9-243 b does not allow an employer to take credit for retirement benefits, regardless of whether the benefits are paid for an early retirement brought on by disab