• Wesley v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1328

    The defendant failed to show prejudice from his trial counsel's failure to present a written request for a jury charges on the lesser offenses of false imprisonment and theft, since the trial co

  • Brown v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0987

    Evidence set forth in a partial trial transcript supported the defendant's conviction for second degree homicide by ve

  • Scruggs v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1247

    Defense counsel strategically decided to highlight the victims' alleged inconsistencies through cross-examination, rather than showing their videotaped interviews to the

  • Sullivan v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1397

    The testimony of the three victims and their videotaped interview supported the defendant's convictions for enticing a child for indecent purposes, child molestation, aggravated child molestatio

  • placeCityButler v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1009

    Evidence that the defendant broke the rear door frame of a deployed soldier's home, stole various items and sold the items to three different retail stores specializing in buying and selling use

  • Bray v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1349

    Trial counsel was not deficient for failing to object when a detective identified the defendant at trial, since the defendant's identification was not at

  • State v. Holloway

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1225

    The officer's vague and uncertain testimony that the vehicle's primary driver ' "pretty much" ' gave her c to the search authorized the trial court to find that her

  • Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-11-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0791

    Issues of material fact remained as to whether the defendant had constructive knowledge that shrink wrap was left in its store's aisle and whether the decedent lacked knowledge of the hazard des

  • Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-11-21
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    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0791

    Issues of material fact remained as to whether the defendant had constructive knowledge that shrink wrap was left in its store's aisle and whether the decedent lacked knowledge of the hazard des

  • Sermons v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A1374

    The defendant entered the victim's home in the early morning hours and his voluntary intoxication did not excuse his criminal beh