• Wood v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-10-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Barnwell Avrett, Ponder & Whitrock, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, Dalton, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Vonnetta L. Benjamin, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S05A0839

    The victim died of severe chronic neglect after the defendant voluntarily agreed to supervise, have immediate charge of and have custody of the victim in his

  • Lemon v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry D. Wolfe, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Dana J. Norman, Amelia G. Pray, Laura J. Murphree, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S05A1039

    The 48-hour delay between the defendant's arrest and the issuance of a warrant to search his home did not eradicate the probability that the particular items the officer sought would be

  • Odom v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia F. Angeli, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jewel C. Scott, District Attorney, Todd E. Naugle, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Frank M. Gaither Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S05A0903

    The defendant admitted that he was at the victim's home and injured himself with the murder w

  • Jones v. Terry

    Publication Date: 2005-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Jones, Waycross, proceeded pro se. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Julie A. Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: James C. Bonner Jr. and Sarah L. Gerwig-Moore Georgia Pub. Defender Council, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S05A1125

    The defendant did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to counsel at his guilty hearing, since no one informed him that he had a right to counsel during his