• Kenerly v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason W. Blanchard Anderson, Tate & Carr PC, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Walter M. Britt and Luther H. Beck Jr. Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck LLC, Buford, for appellee.

    Case Number: A11A0758

    In case of first impression, Court held that special purpose grand juries do not have authority or power to return a criminal indic

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Addie Smith, Acworth, proceeded pro se. Rosanna M. Szabo, Solicitor General, Joelle M. Nazaire and Zachary W. Procter Solicitor General's Office Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0746

    The defendant failed to comply with multiple requests of the officers during a traffic

  • City of Atlanta v. Benator

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurance J. Warco, John H. Fleming, Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Laura Sauriol-Gibris City of Atlanta Law Dep't, John M. Parsons and Amanda M. Conley Parsons Law Group, Atlanta, for the city of Atlanta. Edward A. Webb, Matthew C. Klase Webb, Klase & Lemond, John M. Parsons and William L. Pratt, Atlanta, for Benator. Alfred B. Adams III, Vernon M. Strickland Holland & Knight LLP and Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for K & V Meter Automation. Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for Metals & Materials Engineers. Other party representation: Kimberly R. Ward Holland & Knight, Theodore Freeman, T. Bart Gary, Jacob E. Daly Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP, William L. Pratt, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0769; A11A0770; A11A0771; A11A0772

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that ante litem notice must be provided separately for each named plaintiff in a class action la

  • DC Micro Dev. Inc. v. Briley

    Publication Date: 2011-07-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. Kraemer, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shawn M. Winterich The Winterich Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A11A0448

    Because the receiver was neither a party nor a witness, whether the defendant was allowed to cross-examine the receiver fell entirely within the trial court's discr

  • Skipper v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford The Crawford Law Firm LLC, Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard R. Read, District Attorney, and Roberta A. Earnhardt, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Conyers, for appellee.

    Case Number: A11A0577

    Defendant did not show that ineffective assistance of counsel interfered with his right to file a timely appeal because the allegations of ineffectiveness only related to his guilty

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  • State v. Meeks

    Publication Date: 2011-07-01
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephanie D. Woodard, Solicitor General, and Amber R. Sowers, Chief Assistant Solicitor, Gainesville, for the state. Rafe Banks III Banks & Stubbs LLP, Cumming, for Meeks.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0698; A11A0699

    The trial court properly sustained the defendant's demurrer to Counts 1 and 2-electronically furnishing obscene material to a minor-since the state failed to explain why the investigating officer wa

  • State v. Meeks

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephanie D. Woodard, Solicitor General, and Amber R. Sowers, Chief Assistant Solicitor, Gainesville, for the state. Rafe Banks III Banks & Stubbs LLP, Cumming, for Meeks.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0698; A11A0699

    The trial court properly sustained the defendant's demurrer to Counts 1 and 2-electronically furnishing obscene material to a minor-since the state failed to explain why the investigating officer wa

  • Colson v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-06-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Otis L. Colson, Leesburg, proceeded pro se. Denise D. Fachini, District Attorney, and Matthew P. Brown District Attorney's Office, Cordele, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A0603

    The Court affirmed the dismissal of the defendant's motion to vacate/correct a void sentence, because the sentence was not void and therefore not subject to post-appeal modification outside the pro

  • Coleman v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-04-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Tracy Public Defender's Office, Sylvester, for Jennifer A. Coleman. Norman J. Crowe Jr., Sylvester, for Brent C. Coleman. Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, Tifton, and Ronnie A. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, Sylvester, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A10A2254, A10A2255

    The prejudicial effect of a statement implicating the defendants' character could not be corrected by a curative instruction because evidence against the defendants was not overwhe

  • McIntosh v. Gordy

    Publication Date: 2011-04-01
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael McIntosh, Cumming, proceeded pro se. Borquaye A. Thomas and LaKisha S. Clements, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A10A1845

    The law does not provide a penalty for failing to comply with a school board sub