Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. M. C.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1998No. A98A0637PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Marvin W. Sorrells.

1. Background of the case.

In November 1995, the Juvenile Court of Cobb County terminated defendant/appellant’s parental rights to his minor son principally because appellant had pled guilty in 1995 to murdering his wife, the boy’s natural mother, in 1993. Appellant filed a motion for new trial in the termination in December 1995 and ordered a transcript, which was completed and certified in July 1996. The motion for new trial was denied on October 2, 1996.

Defendant’s next step was to file a notice of appeal on October 25, 1996. However, the juvenile court clerk’s…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Baker v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  2. Fife v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Jackson v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Jackson v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. State v. HollomonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Russell Morgan Landscape Management v. Velez-OchoaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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