Georgia Supreme Court: Liberal Opening of Default in Attorney Discipline When the Lawyer Has Cooperated—Strong Preference for Merits Determinations 1. Introduction In the Matter of Oksana Klymovych...
Jackson v. State (Ga. 2026): Sentencing on Multiple Felony-Murder Counts for One Homicide Is Error Requiring Resentencing Supreme Court of Georgia — Decided March 3, 2026 (S25A1498) — Justice...
Medina v. State: OCGA § 16-3-23(2) Covers Intruders Already Inside; “Prima Facie Case” Conjunction Charges Are Obvious Error but Not Plain Error Absent Outcome Prejudice 1. Introduction In Medina v....
Rogers v. State: Appellate Review of “General Grounds” New‑Trial Denials Is Limited to Confirming the Trial Court Exercised Thirteenth‑Juror Discretion 1. Introduction In Rogers v. The State (Supreme...
Sanders v. State (Ga. Mar. 3, 2026): Procedural Bar on Recasting Unraised Trial-Counsel Ineffectiveness as Motion-for-New-Trial Counsel Ineffectiveness 1. Introduction Parties: Joshua Sanders...
“Medically Verified” Mental-Health Deficiency in Dependency Cases May Be Proven Without Expert Testimony Where a Parent Admits Diagnosis and Conduct Shows Untreated Crisis Introduction In In the...
Chapple v. State: Daubert Admissibility of Infrared Gunshot-Deposits Testing on Polyester and “Original Documentary Evidence” Treatment of Crime-Lab Reports 1. Introduction Case: Chapple v. The State...
Rejected Stipulations Do Not Preclude Admission of Relevant Post‑Incision Autopsy Photographs Under OCGA § 24‑4‑403 Introduction In Fournier v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Feb. 17, 2026), Joey...
No Plain-Error Review Under the Former Evidence Code and Sufficiency Review Excluding Improper Hearsay Case: Bradford v. State | Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date: February 17, 2026 1)...
Carter v. State: Competency Bench Trial Under OCGA § 17-7-130(d)(1) Is a Deadline Triggered Only by a Special Plea Under OCGA § 17-7-130(b)(2) 1. Introduction In Carter v. State (Supreme Court of...
Probation-Status Evidence Is Admissible as Intrinsic Evidence When It Explains Digital Concealment and the Investigation’s Chain of Events Introduction In Dempsey v. The State (Supreme Court of...
Default Disbarment for Client-Fund Conversion and Forgery; Restitution as a Condition of Readmission Case: In the Matter of Bryan Matthew Pritchett Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: February 17,...
Deadly Force Self-Defense Requires an Imminent Threat at the Moment of the Shooting (Jones v. State) 1. Introduction In Jones v. The State (S26A0423, decided February 17, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Paragraph II(c) “In Order To” Limits Motor-Vehicle Regulation Immunity From Due Process and Equal Protection Review 1. Introduction Lucid Group USA, Inc. v. State of Georgia et al. (Ga. Feb. 17,...
Murphy v. State (Ga. 2026): Trustworthiness Under OCGA § 24-8-804(b)(3)(B) Requires Corroboration of the Hearsay’s Truthfulness, Not Merely Proof It Was Said Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date:...
Owens v. State (Ga. 2026): Plain-Error Reversal When Jury Is Told Intent and Negligence Verdicts Are “Mutually Exclusive,” with Count-Specific Remedy Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: February...
Slight-Evidence Threshold Authorizes Excessive-Force Self-Defense Charge; Failure to Renew Objection Triggers Plain-Error Review Introduction In Rivers v. The State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Feb....
Samuels v. State: Cumulative Jail-Call “Non-Denial” Commentary Is Not Plain Error When the Calls Are Admitted, and Assumed Intrinsic-Act Error Is Harmless Given Strong Circumstantial Proof 1....
Georgia Adopts a Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test for When a Third Party “Procured or Caused to Be Procured” a Life Insurance Policy (STOLI/Wagering Analysis) 1. Introduction Wilmington Trust,...
Conduct-Based Acceptance of a Nonconforming OCGA § 9-11-67.1 Response Creates an Enforceable Settlement Covering Additional Insureds Named in the Counteroffer 1. Introduction This Court of Appeals of...