1. S09A1445. BROUGHTON v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD of ELECTIONS et al. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 528 S09A1445. BROUGHTON v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. S09A1446. QUARTERMAN v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. In the general elec...
2. S09G1287. THE STATE v. SMITH (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 409 S09G1287. THE STATE v. SMITH. Hines, Justice. We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Smith v. State, 297 Ga. App. 300 (676 SE2d 750) (2009), to consider whether an ind...
3. S09A1376. WESLEY v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 355 S09A1376. WESLEY v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Rufus Wesley was convicted of malice murder and related crimes arising out of the shotgun shooting of Michael Cooper. He...
4. S09A1446. QUARTERMAN v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD of ELECTIONS et al. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 528 S09A1445. BROUGHTON v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. S09A1446. QUARTERMAN v. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. In the general elec...
5. S09A1451. ROBERTS v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 532 S09A1451. ROBERTS v. THE STATE. Thompson, Justice. Victor Roberts was convicted of the 1983 murder of Mary Jo Jenkins and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were af...
6. S09A1468. HALL v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 358 S09A1468. HALL v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Appellant Joseph Hall, Jr., appeals his conviction for malice murder, aggravated assault, theft by taking, and financial transacti...
7. S09A1469. BALL v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 363 S09A1469. BALL v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Appellant Antwann Paquila Ball is serving a sentence of life imprisonment, having been convicted in 2004 of malice murder and posse...
8. S09A1487. JACKSON v. BITTICK et al. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 364 S09A1487. JACKSON v. BITTICK et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. Curtis Jackson was arrested, released on bond, and indicted for theft by receiving stolen property. When he faile...
9. S09A1536. HALL, WARDEN v. LANCE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 365 S09A1536, S09X1538. HALL v. LANCE; and vice versa. Hunstein, Chief Justice. A jury convicted Donnie Cleveland Lance of two counts of murder and of related crimes in connection ...
10. S09X1538. LANCE v. HALL, WARDEN (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 365 S09A1536, S09X1538. HALL v. LANCE; and vice versa. Hunstein, Chief Justice. A jury convicted Donnie Cleveland Lance of two counts of murder and of related crimes in connection ...
11. S09A1544. FUTCH v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 378 S09A1544. FUTCH v. THE STATE. Hines, Justice. Jason William Futch appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his convictions for felony murder and possession of a...
12. S09A1588. SETLOCK v. SETLOCK (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 384 S09A1588. SETLOCK v. SETLOCK et al. Melton, Justice. Steven Setlock and his father, Eugene Setlock, entered an alleged oral agreement to purchase a lake house property located ...
13. S09A1631. ROGERS v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 387 S09A1631. ROGERS v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. The DeKalb County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment in August 2007 that charged appellant Eric Rogers with malice an...
14. S09A1649. COOK v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 389 S09A1649. COOK v. THE STATE. Hines, Justice. Terry O'Neal Cook appeals the denial of his motion for new trial and his convictions for malice murder, aggravated assault, and poss...
15. S09A1677. LAWRENCE v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 533 S09A1677. LAWRENCE v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. Following a jury trial, Roosevelt Lawrence was convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of ...
16. S09A1800. ALLEN v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 392 S09A1800. ALLEN v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Appellant Eugene Markeith Allen was convicted of and sentenced for the felony murder of Raheem Wilson (with aggravated assault of ...
17. S09A1801. BRIDGES v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 535 S09A1801. BRIDGES v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. This is the second appearance of this case before this Court. In Bridges v. State, 279 Ga. 351 (613 SE2d 621) (2005), we found ...
18. S09A1802. COLEY v. CHASTEEN, JUDGE et al. (RULE 59) (01/25/2010)
In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: January 25, 2010 S09A1802. COLEY v. CHASTEEN et al. HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice. The judgment of the court below is affirmed without opinion pursuant to Supreme ...
19. S09A1839. MORELAND v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 545 S09A1839. MORELAND v. THE STATE. Thompson, Justice. Defendant was convicted of felony murder, and this Court affirmed his conviction on appeal. Moreland v. State, 279 Ga. 641 (6...
20. S09A1860. ZACKERY v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 399 S09A1860. ZACKERY v. THE STATE. Hines, Justice. Richard Zackery appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, and a...
21. S09A1935. EAST GEORGIA LAND and DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC v. BAKER et al. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 551 S09A1935. EAST GEORGIA LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC v. BAKER et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. The minutes of the May 21, 1985 meeting of the Newton County Board of Commi...
22. S09A1995. LOADHOLT v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 402 S09A1995. LOADHOLT v. THE STATE. Thompson, Justice. Oliver Loadholt was convicted and sentenced for malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, an...
23. S09C2010. JACKSON v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 407 S09C2010. JACKSON v. THE STATE. Nahmias, Justice. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's denial of Anthony Otto Jackson's pro se motion to vacate void judgment with re...
24. S10A0048. JULIUS v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 413 S10A0048. JULIUS v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. Following a jury trial, Sabon Allen Julius appeals his convictions for murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession...
25. S09Y0115. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM HENRY TOLER (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 412 S09Y0115. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM HENRY TOLER. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court pursuant to two special master reports which recommend that we accept W...
26. S10Y0161. IN THE MATTER OF STEVEN ZAGORIA (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 415 S10Y0161. IN THE MATTER OF STEVEN E. ZAGORIA. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Steven E. Zagoria's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he agr...
27. S10Y0229. IN THE MATTER OF MARCUS L. VICKERS (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 416 S10Y0229. IN THE MATTER OF MARCUS L. VICKERS. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Marcus L. Vickers' petition seeking voluntary suspension of his licens...
28. S10Y0235. IN THE MATTER OF SYLVIA ANN MARTIN (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 417 S10Y0235. IN THE MATTER OF SYLVIA ANN MARTIN. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Sylvia Ann Martin's petition for voluntary discipline, in which she se...
29. S09G0997. STEPP v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 556 S09G0997. STEPP v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. Lekeisha Stepp is the owner of a pit bull which escaped from Stepp's home and mauled a child. Thereafter, Stepp was convicted in ...
30. S09G1210. THE STATE v. GARDNER (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 633 S09G1210. THE STATE v. GARDNER Hunstein, Chief Justice. This case involves an alleged violation of OCGA ...
31. S09A1382. ARNOLD v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 418 S09A1382. ARNOLD v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Appellant David Arnold was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing death of Da...
32. S09F1609. SALMON-DAVIS v. DAVIS (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 456 S09F1609. SALMON-DAVIS v. DAVIS. Hines, Justice. Novlett Angela Salmon-Davis ("Wife") appeals her final judgment and decree of divorce from Xavier Davis ("Husband").1 She challe...
33. S09A1697. ARMSTRONG v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 420 S09A1697. ARMSTRONG v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Raymond Armstrong appeals his malice murder conviction for the shooting death of Damien Carr.1 On February 23, 2007, the teen...
34. S09F1706. BANKSTON v. LACHMAN (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 459 S09F1706. BANKSTON v. LACHMAN. Thompson, Justice. Husband and wife separated in early 2008, and husband sued for divorce. There is one child, a girl, as issue of the marriage, b...
35. S09A1713. SHIVERS v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 422 S09A1713. SHIVERS v. THE STATE. Thompson, Justice. Tony Shivers was found guilty by a jury of felony murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Allen Ki...
36. S09A1759. JOHNSON v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 432 S09A1759. JOHNSON v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. During a jury trial, Charles Johnson, Jr., pled guilty to felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence battery, cruelty to...
37. S09A1766. MIKELL v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 434 S09A1766. MIKELL v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Fredrico Shenard Mikell was convicted of felony murder and multiple counts of armed robbery and aggravated assault arisin...
38. S09F1798. ELLIS v. ELLIS (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 625 S09F1798. ELLIS v. ELLIS. Melton, Justice. In this divorce action, which falls under this Court's Pilot Project, Bonnie Lou Ellis ("Wife") contends that the trial court erred by...
39. S09F1836. LARIZZA v. LARIZZA (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 461 S09F1836. LARIZZA v. LARIZZA. Hunstein, Chief Justice. In this Pilot Project domestic relations case, appellant Frank Larizza appeals from the final judgment of divorce, challen...
40. S09A1852. MUHAMMAD v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 444 S09A1852. MUHAMMAD v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. Following a bench trial, Anjail Durriyyah Muhammad was found guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated a...
41. S09A1857. PETERSON v. HARRELL (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 546 S09A1857. PETERSON et al. v. HARRELL. Thompson, Justice. Testator Marion E. Peterson died in 2008. She was survived by her two siblings, Arvin Peterson and Carolyn Peterson Basn...
42. S09H1936. FLINT v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: February 1, 2010 S09H1936. FLINT v. THE STATE. THOMPSON, Justice. Lorenzo E. Flint, Jr. seeks a certificate of probable cause to appeal from the dismissal o...
43. S09A2036, 2037, 2038. MARSHALL v. THE STATE (3 cases) (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 446 S09A2036, S09A2037, S09A2038. MARSHALL v. THE STATE (three cases). Thompson, Justice. In this appeal, defendant Stephen Marshall asserts the trial court erred in failing to find...
44. S09A2064. DEVEGA v. THE STATE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 448 S09A2064. DEVEGA v. THE STATE. Carley, Presiding Justice. A jury found Robert Bella Devega, III guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated a...
45. S10A0021. ALLIANCE THREE PROPERTIES, LLC v. ROBINSON et al. (RULE 59) (01/25/2010)
In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: February 1, 2010 S10A0021. ALLIANCE THREE PROPERTIES v. LILLIAN ROBINSON et al. BENHAM, Justice. The judgment of the court below is affirmed without opinion...
46. S10A0044. R.A.F., b/n/f DAVID FRIEDMAN et al. v. ROBINSON, COMR., et al. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 644 S10A0044. R. A. F. et al. v. ROBINSON et al. Thompson, Justice. David E. Friedman appeals individually as well as on behalf of his minor daughter R.A.F., from an order of the tr...
47. S09Y1855. IN THE MATTER OF PATRICK J. SMITH (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 463 S09Y1855. IN THE MATTER OF PATRICK J. SMITH. Per curiam. This reciprocal discipline matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Review Panel recommending ...
48. S10Z0262. IN THE MATTER OF PAUL WENDELL CALHOUN (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 471 S10Z0262. IN THE MATTER OF PAUL WENDELL CALHOUN, JR. Per curiam. Petitioner Paul Wendell Calhoun, Jr., was disbarred from the practice of law in 1997 after his conviction for c...
49. S10Y0332. IN THE MATTER OF HOWARD GEOFFREY SLADE (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 465 S10Y0332. IN THE MATTER OF HOWARD GEOFFREY SLADE. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of Howard Geoffrey Slade for voluntary surrender of hi...
50. S10Y0388. IN THE MATTER OF GARY GILBERT GUICHARD (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 466 S10Y0388. IN THE MATTER OF GARY GILBERT GUICHARD. Per curiam. This matter is before the Court on Respondent Gary Gilbert Guichard's Petition for Voluntary Discipline in which h...
51. S10Y0399. IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL B. SESHUL, JR. (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 466 S10Y0399. IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL B. SESHUL, JR. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Special Master Rex R. Ruff's Report and Recommendation in which he ...
52. S10Z0415. IN THE MATTER OF STEPHEN FRIEDBERG (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 472 S10Z0415. IN THE MATTER OF STEPHEN MICHAEL FRIEDBERG. Per curiam. This Court disbarred petitioner Stephen Michael Friedberg from the practice of law in Georgia in 2003, followi...
53. S10Y0528. IN THE MATTER OF LEA LANGE LONDON (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 467 S10Y0528. IN THE MATTER OF LEA LANGE LONDON. Per curiam. In this disciplinary matter Lea Lange London has submitted a "Petition for Voluntary Suspension of License Pending Term...
54. S10Y0538. IN THE MATTER OF TRENT EDWARD WRIGHT (01/25/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 468 S10Y0538. IN THE MATTER OF TRENT EDWARD WRIGHT. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Trent Edward Wright's petition for voluntary surrender of his license...
55. S10Y0572. IN THE MATTER OF STANLEY KAKOL, JR. (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 469 S10Y0572. IN THE MATTER OF STANLEY J. KAKOL, JR. Per curiam. This matter is before the Court on Respondent Stanley J. Kakol, Jr.'s Petition for Voluntary Discipline, filed afte...
56. February 8, 2010 - SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS (02/08/2010)
Supreme Court of Georgia Jane Hansen, Public Information Officer 244 Washington Street, Suite 572 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 404-651-9385 hansenj@gasupreme.us SUMMARIES OF OPINIONS Published Monday, Febr...
57. S09G1218. BRODA v. DZIWURA (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 507 S09G1218. BRODA v. DZIWURA. Benham, Justice. This appeal stems from a grant of certiorari regarding the Court of Appeals' decision in Dziwura v. Broda, 297 Ga. App. 1 (676 SE2d...
58. S09F1457. WINDHAM v. ARAYA (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 501 S09F1457. WINDHAM v. ARAYA. Carley, Presiding Justice. Doreen Araya and Curtis Windham were married in 2002, separated in 2005, and divorced in 2008. The final divorce decree ...
59. S09A1490. KNOX et al. v. WILSON et al. (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 474 S09A1490. KNOX et al. v. WILSON et al. Hines, Justice. This appeal concerns a tract of land held by the heirs of Emma Thomson; that tract has been subject to a one-half interest...
60. S09A1527. LUCKY v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 478 S09A1527. LUCKY v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Appellant Rico Antonio Lucky was convicted of and sentenced for felony murder with armed robbery as the underlying felony, assault...
61. S09Q1585. HOLMES et al. v. GRUBMAN et al. (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 636 S09Q1585. HOLMES et al. v. GRUBMAN et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. As of June 1999, Appellants William K. Holmes and four entities controlled by him owned 2.1 million shares...
62. S09A1650. SPENCER v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 483 S09A1650. SPENCER v. THE STATE. Thompson, Justice. Defendant Dwight Spencer was convicted of deposit account fraud pursuant to OCGA ...
63. S09F1667. MOORE v. MOORE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 505 S09F1667. MOORE v. MOORE. Nahmias, Justice. Pursuant to this Court's Pilot Project for divorce cases, Ricky Moore appeals from the entry of the final judgment of divorce from Di...
64. S09A1684. REID v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 484 S09A1684. REID v. THE STATE. Carley, Presiding Justice. A jury found Travion Reid guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to...
65. S09A1804. MANN v. BLALOCK (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 541 S09A1804. MANN v. BLALOCK. Thompson, Justice. In this quiet title action, appellant Charles S. Mann appeals from an order of the superior court adopting the report of a Special...
66. S09A1856. HATCHER v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 491 S09A1856. HATCHER v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Appellant Richard Hatcher appeals his conviction for the May 2007 murder of Joseph Brooks. Finding no error, we affirm....
67. S09A1878. DENTON v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 494 S09A1878. DENTON v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Sheila Denton was convicted of felony murder in the death of 73-year-old Eugene Garner as well as giving a false name to ...
68. S09A1998. ADAMS v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 496 S09A1998. ADAMS v. THE STATE. Benham, Justice. Appellant Larry Adams, Sr., appeals his malice murder conviction for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend.1 1. In a recorded po...
69. S09A2015. STINSON v. THE STATE (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 499 S09A2015. STINSON v. THE STATE. Carley, Presiding Justice. Douglas Teeandre Stinson pled guilty to felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, kidnapping, aggravated assault,...
70. S09Y1867. IN THE MATTER OF SABRINA K. BOZEMAN (02/08/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 510 S09Y1867. IN THE MATTER OF SABRINA K. BOZEMAN. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court pursuant to a Notice of Discipline filed by the State Bar alleging that ...
71. S10Y0411. IN THE MATTER OF BENJAMIN LANIER BAGWELL (02/15/2009)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 511 S10Y0411. IN THE MATTER OF BENJAMIN LANIER BAGWELL. Per curiam. This matter is before the Court on Benjamin Lanier Bagwell's petition for voluntary discipline in which he seeks ...
72. February 15, 2009 - SUMMARY for NOTEWORTHY OPINION (02/15/2009)
Supreme Court of Georgia Jane Hansen, Public Information Officer 244 Washington Street, Suite 572 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 404-651-9385 hansenj@gasupreme.us SUMMARIES OF OPINIONS Published February 15,...
73. S09A1475. SPURLOCK v. DEPARTMENT of HUMAN RESOURCES et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 512 S09A1475. SPURLOCK v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES et al. Carley, Presiding Justice. Scott Spurlock (Father) and Lois Spurlock (Mother) were divorced in 2005. Pursuant to the...
74. S09G0980. SUMMERLIN et al. v. GEORGIA PINES COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 593 S09G0980. SUMMERLIN et al. v. GEORGIA PINES COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD. Thompson, Justice. Appellant Marilyn Summerlin, in her capacity as the mother of 18-yearold George Summerli...
75. S09G1045. TRAWICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT of REVENUE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 597 S09G1045. TRAWICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Carley, Presiding Justice. Prior to October 1, 1999, Trawick Construction Company, Inc. was a cl...
76. S09G1131. SUMTER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 605 S09G1131. SUMTER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al. Thompson, Justice. In 1973 the legislature enacted the Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act ...
77. S09A1435. KAPLAN et al. v. CITY of SANDY SPRINGS et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 559 S09A1435. KAPLAN et al. v. CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS et al. Thompson, Justice. This is a companion case to City of Sandy Springs v. Kaplan, 286 Ga. 160 (686 SE2d 115) (2009). In th...
78. S09G1465. CANTY v. THE STATE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 608 S09G1465. CANTY v. THE STATE. Melton, Justice. In Canty v. State, 297 Ga. App. 725 (678 SE2d 169) (2009), the Court of Appeals affirmed Alfonzo D. Canty's convictions for crimin...
79. S09A1602. AMERICAN LIEN FUND LLC v. DIXON et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 562 S09A1602. AMERICAN LIEN FUND, LLC v. DIXON et al. Hines, Justice. This appeal arises from the trial court's grant of an interlocutory injunction preventing American Lien Fund, L...
80. S09A1604. ROONEY v. THE STATE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 287 Ga. 1 S09A1604. ROONEY v. THE STATE. Carley, Presiding Justice. In 1995, John Rooney entered a negotiated plea of guilty to rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, and thre...
81. S09A1623. DARROCH v. WILLIS 3-22-10 Substitute Opinion (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 566 S09A1623. DARROCH v. WILLIS. Nahmias, Justice. This appeal involves a contempt order arising from a 2007 divorce decree. The decree required Robert Malcolm Darroch to remove Don...
82. S09A1644. LY et al. v. JIMMY CARTER COMMONS, LLC et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 831 S09A1644. LY et al. v. JIMMY CARTER COMMONS, LLC. Carley, Presiding Justice. Franklin and Toni Ly (Appellants) initiated foreclosure proceedings against a shopping center owne...
83. S09P1745. STINSKI v. THE STATE (03/01/2010)
In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: March 1, 2010 S09P1745. STINSKI v. THE STATE. THOMPSON, Justice. A jury convicted Darryl Scott Stinski of murdering Susan and Kimberly Pittman and related c...
84. S09A1757. HAMILTON v. THE STATE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 572 S09A1757. HAMILTON v. THE STATE. Benham, JUSTICE. Appellant Demone Hamilton appeals the denial of his motion to vacate a void sentence. This Court affirmed appellant's convicti...
85. S09A1790. SMITH v. HALLUM (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 834 S09A1790. SMITH v. HALLUM. Hunstein, Chief Justice. This case involves the equitable modification of a trust pursuant to OCGA ...
86. S09Q1846. STATE AUTO PROPERTY and CASUALTY COMPANY v. MATTY et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 611 S09Q1846. STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY v. MATTY et al. Nahmias, Justice. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has certified a questio...
87. S09A1903. GUYSE v. THE STATE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 86 Ga. 574 S09A1903. GUYSE v. THE STATE. Nahmias, Justice. In 2006, James Nicholas Guyse was convicted at a bench trial of felony murder and other crimes arising out of a drunk driving spre...
88. S09A1961. ROBERTS v. THARP (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 579 S09A1961. ROBERTS v. THARP. Carley, Presiding Justice. Gary L. Roberts (Father) and Mary Katherine Tharp (Mother) were divorced in 1997. The parties have one child, but the di...
89. S09F2030. KURIATNYK v.KURIATNYK (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 589 S09F2030. KURIATNYK v. KURIATNYK. Carley, Presiding Justice. Dayna Kuriatnyk (Wife) and Richard Michael Kuriatnyk (Husband) were married in 2007 and lived in Florida. After th...
90. S09Q2033. PHILLIPS et al. v. MOORE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 619 S09Q2033. PHILLIPS et al. v. MOORE. Thompson, Justice. Delmus Jerone Phillips created a trust in 1996 to hold real estate for his benefit and that of his family. Under the trust...
91. S09A2056. DAVIS v. DUNN (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 582 S09A2056. DAVIS v. DUNN. Melton, Justice. In this election contest case, Joan P. Davis appeals from the Superior Court of Cobb County's award of attorney fees to Sharon Dunn, th...
92. S10A0584. THOMAS v. LEE et al. (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 860 S10A0584. THOMAS v. LEE et al. MELTON, Justice. Following termination of her employment as an administrative assistant in the office of A. Mark Lee, the Solicitor-General of Ef...
93. S10Y0353. IN THE MATTER OF RALPH JAMES VILLANI (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 621 S10Y0353. IN THE MATTER OF RALPH JAMES VILLANI. PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Ralph James Villani's petition for voluntary discipline, in which he ...
94. S10Y0685. IN THE MATTER OF DEBORAH K. RICE (03/01/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 622 S10Y0685. IN THE MATTER OF DEBORAH K. RICE. Per curiam. This matter is before the Court on the Petition for Voluntary Discipline filed by Deborah K. Rice in which she admits vi...
95. S10Y0690. IN THE MATTER OF FREDERICK A. GARDNER (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 623 S10Y0690. IN THE MATTER OF FREDERICK ANDREW GARDNER. Per curiam. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on Respondent Frederick Andrew Gardner's Alternative Petition for V...
96. S09G1015. THE STATE v. NEJAD (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 695 S09G1015. THE STATE v. NEJAD. Benham, Justice. Appellee Ali Nejad was tried in Fulton County and convicted of various sexual offenses as well as assault with a deadly weapon and...
97. S09G1127. MEADOW SPRINGS, LLC v. IH RIVERDALE, LLC et al. (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 701 S09G1127. MEADOW SPRINGS, LLC v. IH RIVERDALE, LLC et al. Nahmias, Justice. We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a ...
98. S09G1130. DIXON v. THE STATE (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 706 S09G1130. THE STATE v. DIXON. Nahmias, Justice. A DeKalb County jury convicted Andrew Dixon, Jr., on two counts of armed robbery for stealing a truck and personal belongings fr...
99. S09P1428. HUMPHREYS v. THE STATE (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 287 Ga. 63 S09P1428. HUMPHREYS v. THE STATE. Nahmias, Justice. A jury convicted Stacey Ian Humphreys of two counts of murder and related offenses. After finding beyond a reasonable doubt m...
100. S09A1458. FRAZER, WARDEN v. MATHIS (03/15/2010)
Final Copy 286 Ga. 647 S09A1458. FRAZIER v. MATHIS. Hines, Justice. Warden David Frazier appeals from the grant of a writ of habeas corpus to Arlandus Mathis. For the reasons that follow, we reverse. ...