• Evans v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-12-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald R. Roch II and Thomas J. Bowers III Bowers Roch LLP, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Margaret E. Heinen, Brandon A. Bullard Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Robert G. Rubin Peters, Rubin Sheffield PA, Atlanta, and Elizabeth A. Brandenburg Law Firm of Shein Brandenburg, Decatur. Shannon G. Wallace, District Attorney, Jay G. Wall, and Cliff Head, Assistant District Attorneys, Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16G0280

    The phrase relevant similar transaction under O.C.G.A. § 17-10-6.2 subsection c 1 C, which governs sentencing of sexual offenders, includes a conviction for a sexual offens

  • Mooney v. Webster

    Publication Date: 2016-12-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ward Stone, Matthew S. Cathey, and Thomas T. McClendon Stone Baxter LLP, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert M. Matson Akin, Webster Matson PC, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16Q0895

    A health savings account is not a substitute for wages, and Georgia law does not exempt the funds in a health savings account from inclusion in the bankruptcy estate pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-13-100

  • Myles v. Myles

    Publication Date: 2016-12-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John B. Long Tucker Long PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosa A. Myles, Ashburn, proceeded pro se.

    Case Number: S16F1062

    Under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-60 subsection f, the 3-year statute of limitation barred wife's motion to set aside trial court's final judgment and decree of divorce, in which she claimed that husband had fa

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-12-01
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert M. Thomas Public Defender's Office, Colquitt, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas C. Earnest, District Attorney, Ronald S. Smith, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Cuthbert, 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: S16A1158

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain similar transaction evidence in defendant's murder trial because, contrary to defendant's contention, there were sufficient connect

  • Benton v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A1085

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony after he shot into a crowd of people who were fig

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  • Wright v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Persse Public Defender's Office, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Joshua B. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, Augusta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A1035

    State had every right to pursue a thorough and sifting cross-exa on on the issue of defendant's pre-arrest silence after defense counsel opened the door to that line of questioning on direct ex

  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chaunda Brock Brock Law LLC, Atlanta, for Williams. Ashutosh S. Joshi Joshi Law Firm PC, Mark J. Issa The Issa Law Firm PC, and Jonathon J. Majeske, Atlanta, for Smith. 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, Matthew M. Youn, Assistant Attorney General, and Sheila E. Gallow, General Counsel U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., Atlanta, for State.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16A0834; S16A0835

    The evidence supported defendants' convictions for murder, burglary and related c

  • McMullen v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-11-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft III Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla H. Zon, District Attorney, Melanie M. Bell, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, 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: S16A0937

    The evidence as a whole was sufficient to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt in defendant's trial for murder and other offenses after he followed his on-again off-again girlfriend down a road and

  • Veterans Pkwy. Developers LLC v. RMW Dev. Fund II LLC

    Publication Date: 2016-11-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George E. Butler II, Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Michael J. Bowers and Christopher S. Anulewicz Balch Bingham LLP, Atlanta. Roy A. Banerjee Kumar, Prabhu, Patel Banerjee LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0972

    The trial court abused its discretion in granting plaintiff an interlocutory injunction preventing defendant from altering certain real property, because plaintiff had no interest in the land at is

  • Yugueros v. Robles

    Publication Date: 2016-11-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Carlock, Wayne D. McGrew III Carlock, Copeland Stair LLP, Michael S. Bailey, and Erica S. Jansen Huff, Powell Bailey LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Brent J. Kaplan and Hilary W. Hunter Isenberg Hewitt PC, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: S16G0619

    The Court of Appeals erred in holding that deposition testimony of an organizational representative taken under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-30 b 6 may be admitted into evidence at trial under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-32