• Rivera v. Washington

    Publication Date: 2016-03-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul M. Scott and Richard K. Strickland Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter, Brunswick, for Rivera. Gregory T. Carter and Richard K. Strickland Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter, Brunswick, for Forsyth County. G. Brian Spears, Atlanta, Robert O. Bozeman, Mawuli M. M. Davis The Davis Bozeman Law Firm PC, Decatur, and Vera S. Edenfield Edenfield, Cox, Bruce Classens PC, Statesboro, for Washington. W. Davis Hewitt Goodman McGuffey Lindsey Johnson LLP, Atlanta, James S. Teague Jr., and Keisha L. M. Chambless Teague Chambless LLP, Cumming, for Appelrouth. Other party representation: Patrick T. O'Connor and Paul H. Threlkeld Oliver Maner LLP, Savannah.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S15G0887; S15G0912

    Although it applied incorrect analyses, the Court of Appeals reached the correct result in d ing the direct appeals that two defendants filed from the trial courts' denials of their motions to

  • Atlanta Dev. Auth. v. Clark Atlanta Univ. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-03-16
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy E. Hadley Jr., James C. Fox II, John L. Watkins, and Garrett A. Nail Thompson Hine LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Derin B. Dickerson, Bernard Taylor, and Jenny A. Mendelsohn Alston Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1684

    A deed transferring property from a university to a college for charitable purposes did so in the form of a fee simple determinable estate, and the university therefore had a valid reversionary inte

  • Edvalson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-03-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford Crawford Boyle LLC, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Karen M. S. West, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Dwayne A. Brown Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Justin D. Unger District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Jennifer Colangelo Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1869

    The habeas court properly denied the defendant's pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus, because the superior court did not abuse its discretion in imposing additional conditions of bond at a

  • Harris v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-03-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leo J. Kight Jr. Public Defender's Office, Woodbine, and Sean Gamble Public Defender's Office, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn L. Johnson, District Attorney, Rocky L. Bridges, Assistant District Attorney, Woodbine, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Andrew J. Ekonomou The Lambros Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1699

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence officers seized from his home, as the officers discovered the evidence while conducting a lawful search pursuant to

  • Ayers v. Cook

    Publication Date: 2016-02-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael E. Sumner and Amanda L. Caldwell Sumner Meeker LLC, Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Peter T. Alford and Joseph S. Knight Daniel, Hadden Alford PC, LaGrange, for appellees.

    Case Number: S15A1611

    The trial court properly found that the testator's last will and testament, which left the entirety of his estate to one sibling and excluded the others, was

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  • Lockhart v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven E. Phillips Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Lori L. Canfield, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Sean A. Garrett, Assistant County Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason M. Rea, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1461

    Defense counsel did not perform deficiently in failing to seek the dismissal of the entire panel of prospective jurors after one prospective juror stated during voir dire, in front of the entire pan

  • Tye v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-01-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger C. Wilson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1522

    The trial court erred in sentencing the defendant on two counts of felony murder when there was only one victim, as the sentence subjected him to multiple convictions and punishments for one

  • Harper v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-11-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Christopher M. Quinn, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Michael D. Morrison, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1248

    The evidence supported the defendant's conviction for felony murder while in the commission of armed robbery after he enlisted another man to rob a convenience store ma

  • Hayes v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-11-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ivars Lacis Lacis Law LLC, Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Anna G. Cross, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A0764

    The defendant failed to prove his ineffective assistance of counsel claims following his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, possession of a rm by a convicted felon and possession of

  • Daniels v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-11-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, and Michael W. Tarleton Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Decatur, 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 Clint C. Malcolm, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S15A1428

    Although the evidence supported the defendant's malice murder conviction, the trial court erred with regard to its merger of certain c