• Prince v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-10-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katrell Nash and Katherine M. Mason Public Defender's Office, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Titus T. Nichols 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 Jason M. Rea, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S14A0749

    The evidence at trial regarding the defendant's whereabouts did not provide him with an alibi for the murder at

  • Walker v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S14A0882; S14A0883

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to exclude identification testimony based on the presentation of a single photograph rather than a photo array, as there was not a subs

  • Hardman v. Hardman

    Publication Date: 2014-09-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Noell Jr. and Kevin G. Sweat Cook Noell Tolley & Bates LLP, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Matthew Anthony, Nancy I. Jordan, and C. Wilbur Warner Jr. Warner, Bates, McCough, McGinnis & Portnoy, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Roger B. Lane, Brunswick.

    Case Number: S14A1187

    The trial court erred in applying the doctrine of res judicata "mechanically" in the context of a divorce

  • Barzey v. City of Cuthbert

    Publication Date: 2014-09-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. White Sr., Georgetown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin T. Coleman IV Perry & Walters LLP, Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: S14A0620

    The Workers' Compensation Act's limitation on the recovery of death benefits by non-dependent heirs does not violate federal due process or equal protection r

  • Grace v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-09-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
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    Case Number: S14A0675

    The trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for an out-of-time appeal following his guilty pleas to murder, armed robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated assault, since the defendant

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  • LaFarge Bldg. Materials Inc. v. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2014-09-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Schweber Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, John A. Williams Evans, Scholtz, Williams & Warncke LLC, and Robin N. Loeb Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hylton B. Dupree Jr. and Blake R. Carl Dupree & Kimbrough LLP, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13G1711

    A guaranty agreement executed as part of a credit application identified the principal debtor with sufficient specificity to satisfy the Statute of F

  • Heard v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-07-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Decatur, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Ryan A. Kolb, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S14A0563

    The defendant failed to show that the State violated his constitutional right to a speedy

  • Dillard Land Invs. LLC v. Fulton Cnty.

    Publication Date: 2014-07-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela D. Robinson, Christian F. Torgrimson, Charles N. Pursley Jr., Elizabeth R. Story Pursley Friese Torgrimson LLP, Atlanta, Thomas A. Bowman Maddox, Nix, Bowman & Zoeckler, Conyers, and Wendell K. Willard, Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Charles L. Ruffin Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta. R. David Ware, Fulton County Attorney, Kaye W. Burwell, Larry W. Ramsey Jr., Assistant County Attorneys, and Diana L. Freeman Fulton County Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13G1582

    A condemnor is not entitled to unilaterally voluntarily dismiss a condemnation action once the special master renders his award valuing the property at

  • Humphrey v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2014-07-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: 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 appellant.
    for defendant: Jimmie R. Williams, Leesburg, proceeded pro se.

    Case Number: S14A0395

    The habeas court properly set aside the defendant's convi , as his counsel was deficient in failing to effectively investigate and obtain court records regarding an alleged similar transa

  • Wetherington v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-05-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S14A0527

    The trial court lacked the authority to rule on the defendant's motion for an out-of-time appeal from his convictions based on his guilty plea to malice murder, attempted armed robbery and attempted