The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed summary judgment for a Cobb County landowner, holding that the word ‘proposed’ on a 1954 subdivision plat created an ambiguity about road dedication and that decades of county conduct disclaimed any public interest in the property.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed drug and firearm convictions, holding that a free-air dog sniff conducted while a traffic citation was still being prepared did not unlawfully prolong the stop under the Fourth Amendment.
The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed Quentin Hill’s appeal from the denial of his motion for leave to file an out-of-time motion for new trial, holding it lacked jurisdiction because Hill had already had a direct appeal and did not qualify for relief under the newly enacted OCGA § 5-6-39.1.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the City of Savannah, holding that a pedestrian’s ante litem notice was statutorily deficient because it merely alleged the city was ‘negligent’ without specifying what negligent act caused her crosswalk fall injury.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty pleas, finding that plea counsel adequately informed him of recidivist sentencing consequences and parole ineligibility.
The Georgia Court of Appeals vacated a trial court custody order that granted sole custody to the mother and limited the father to daytime-only weekend visitation, finding the order lacked required statutory findings under OCGA 19-9-1 and improperly directed the father to transfer his child SSDI dependent benefit to the mother.