• Ransom v. Holman

    Publication Date: 2010-08-20
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rayfield Ransom, Atlanta, proceeded pro se. William H. Mills, Blakely, for appellees.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A10A1376

    A plea in abatement operates to stop a plaintiff's action, leaving the option open for the plaintiff to renew the suit in another place or

  • Smith v. Carter

    Publication Date: 2010-08-13
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samantha F. Jacobs, Jesup, for appellant.
    for defendant: William B. Johnson, Jesup, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1760

    In considering back-child-support, the trial court must must follow the Child Support Guidelines, which include a consideration of both parents' income and their other child support obliga

  • REL Dev. Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.; I-20 East, Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-08-13
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary W. Marsh McKenna, Long, Aldridge LLP, Atlanta for appellant.
    for defendant: . Joseph P. Quirk, Debra E. Baker Quirk & Quirk PC, Atlanta, and A. J. Welch Jr. Smith, Welch & Brittain, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1686; A10A1691

    A bank had no obligation to pursue foreclosure proceedings with regard to secured property, but was authorized, both by the law and the promissory notes in question, to pursue only lawsuits against

  • Keathley v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer M. Daniels Clegg, Daniels & Petrey LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Jon W. Setzer, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1597

    The defendant's act of taking his wife's television and DVD player from her apartment after they separated did not constitute burglary, since Georgia law excludes, from the definition of property of

  • Duvall v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa L. Smith, Public Defender's Office, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and T. Buckley Levins, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1767

    The defendant's his ignorance of the fact that he was violating the law did not relieve him of criminal intent, since he intended to possess the in question and his admission of possessing th

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  • Traylor v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna A. Seagraves and Carrol L. Fleming, Jefferson, for appellant.
    for defendant: James B. Smith, District Attorney, and Robin R. Riggs, Assistant District Attorney, Jefferson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1520

    The act of dragging a jewelry store employee 15 feet across the floor during an armed robbery did not constitute sufficient asport

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael M. Hawkins The Hawkins Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carmen D. Smith, Solicitor General, R. Leon Benham, Assistant Solicitor, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1570

    Under OCGA § 17-7-170 b, in order for a court term to count as one of the two terms in which the state must try the defendant, jurors must be present and available to serve after the demand is filed

  • Frazier v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark J. Nathan, Assistant Public Defender, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, District Attorney, and Julayaun M. Waters, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A0304

    In light of victim's testimony and totality of evidence, no substantial likelihood of misidentification existed, so the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress the show

  • Schlamp v. McMahon

    Publication Date: 2010-08-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Trachian-Bradley Law Offices of Steven J. Strelzik PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey S. Rusbridge Dyer & Rusbridge PC, Canton, Anthony O. Powell and Benjamin A. Joffe Webb Tanner Powell Mertz & Wilson LLP, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A1266

    OCGA § 9-11-25 a 1 required personal service of the suggestion of death upon a non-party representative in the manner provided for service of a summons and the 180-day limitation period does not sta

  • In the Interest of T. B. R.

    Publication Date: 2010-07-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victoria E. Rowan, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: in A10A1444. Jana L. Evans, Dallas, for appellant in A10A1445. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth M. Williamson, Penny Hannah, Assistant Attorney Generals, Atlanta, and Andrea R. Moldovan, Special Assistant Attorney General, Douglasville, for appellee. Other party representation: Sonya R. Chachere-Compton and Valerie V. Vie, Douglasville.

    Case Number: A10A1444, A10A1445

    Termination of an autistic child's parents' rights was in th d's best interest, given the mother's admitted drug abuse, failure to maintain stable employment and admission that she lived with t