• Simmons v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron S. Palmer McMillan, Rawlings, Davis Howard LLP, Sandersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel H. Altman, District Attorney, Mary K. McKinnon, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0253

    The evidence supported the defendant's convictions for malice murder, rape and aggravated s

  • Green v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-07-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Richard Stepp, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Richard A. Vandever, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary Catherine Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0066

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for new trial based on his ineffective assistance of counsel c

  • State of GA v. Sun States Ins. Grp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-07-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, Daniel S. Walsh, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jeffrey W. Stump, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for State of GA. Thomas J. Gallo Barnes Thornburg LLP, Richard L. Robbins, Alexa R. Ross, Alexander F. Denton Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante, Atlanta, Lora R. Lerman Barnes Thornburg LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Brian Casey Barnes Thornburg LLP, South Bend, IN, for Sun States.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S15G1293; S15G1307

    The Court of Appeals was without jurisdiction to entertain the direct appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss based upon governmental immunity, and it should have dismissed the appeal for fai

  • Walker v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. Tarleton Georgia Public Defender Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Sheila E. Gallow, Senior Assistant District Attorneys, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Aimee F. Sobhani, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0152

    The defendant failed to prove his failure-to-consult ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Hayward v. Danforth

    Publication Date: 2016-06-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth A. Brandenburg Law Firm of Shein Brandenburg, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0419

    The habeas court erred in finding that the trial court's revocation of the defendant's parole was not a violation of the doctrine of separation of p

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  • Mays v. Southern Res. Consultants Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-06-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly A. Pierson Pierson Law LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard E. Witterman Witterman Law Group LLC, Roswell, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0516

    There was no evidence upon which to base the superior court's grant of an interlocutory injunction in a suit for breach of contract, violation of the Georgia Trade Secrets Act of 1990 and unjust enr

  • Amoakuh v. Issaka

    Publication Date: 2016-06-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Camille N. Jarman The Jarman Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: S. M. Alexandra Manning Hughes Manning, and Chevelle D. Douglas The Douglas Law Group LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0534

    Although there was evidence supporting the trial court's finding that the husband was in contempt and modifying child custody and child support, the Court vacated the award of attorney fees in conne

  • Horton v. Horton

    Publication Date: 2016-05-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Scott Key Miller Key PA, and Pandora E. Palmer, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashley B. Brannen Brannen Law Group, Atlanta, and Daniel B. Greenfield Law Firm of Jack F. Witcher, Bremen, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16F0167

    In a divorce action, the trial court properly found that a house that was the husband's separate property at the time of the parties' marriage remained his separate property, despite the wife's alle

  • Perdue v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles A. Jones Jr. Jones Appellate Law Practice, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Joshua B. Smith District Attorney's Office, Augusta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0296

    The trial court properly exercised its discretion as the thirteenth juror when it denied the defendant's motion for new trial following his conviction for malice murder in

  • Grant v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh B. Merchant The Merchant Law Firm PC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Joshua D. Morrison, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Vicki S. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0195

    The evidence sufficiently supported the defendant's convictions for felony murder while in the commission of aggr assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of the felony of agg