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  • Woodward v. Gray

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Michael Agnew Agnew, Schlam & Bennett PC, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifton C. Fay, Assistant City Attorney, Columbus, for appellees.
    Case Number: A99A2450

    Although police officer had no probable cause to arrest plaintiff for disobeying her order to move away while she arrested plaintiff's brother, the officer had official immunity since there was no e

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Mason, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: John G. Conger, District Attorney, and Alonza Whitaker, Assistant District Attorney, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2396

    The victim's in-court identification of defendant as the robber was not tainted by the show-up at the victim's home 10 days after the crime, since the victim based his testimony on several clear vie

  • Griffin v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, and Staci L. Guest, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2460

    Evidence that defendant had previously threatened two people with a handgun because he was angry at them was sufficiently similar to his shooting the victim and showed his propensity to settle dispu

  • Raley v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronnie J. Lane, Donalsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Brown Moseley, District Attorney, and Minerva S. Cansino, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2410

    Evidence that defendant understood the charges against him, filled out a pre-printed form and orally answered 31 questions about his waiver of rights and pled guilty despite being informed that the

  • Burt v. Skrzyniarz

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth P. Johnson and David H. Johnson McCorkle, Pedigo & Johnson LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: John M. Cullum, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1824

    The trial court properly charged the jury that plaintiff had to present clear and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption that the parties had equal shares in their property as tenants in c

  • Ramsey v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elaine T. McGruder, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, David E. Langford, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1447

    Since defendant's statements to the police officer who arrived at the crime scene were spontaneous, they were admissible even though he did not receive Miranda war

  • Hightower v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wilbur T. Gamble III Colquitt & Gamble LLP, Dawson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles M. Ferguson, District Attorney, Cuthbert, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wesley S. Wood, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S00A0087

    Defendant's statements during several interviews at the police station before he was given Miranda rights were admissible since he was not in custody at the time and his statements were not inculp

  • Stokes v. Edwards

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. King, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Rebecca S. Mick and Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1816

    Plaintiff could not file a writ of prohibition challenging superior court's decision reversing the dismissal of petition to remove him from school board, since court had jurisdiction over that admin

  • Hackbart v. Hackbart

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James R. Westbury Jr. Power & Westbury LLP, Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eloise W. Newhard Adams House, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99A1310

    The trial court should not have awarded child support against father since mother's divorce petition did not seek child support and father did not answer the petition or appear at the he

  • Burnette v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric A. Ballinger Conrad & Abernathy, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roger Queen, District Attorney, and William B. Britt, Assistant District Attorney, Ellijay, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2504, A99A2505

    Evidence that the state did not mail notice of trial to defendant's last known address as alleged in the indictment did not require his acquittal on bail jumping charges since defendant's attorney g