Settlement by Counteroffer Accepted Through Conduct Under OCGA § 9-11-67.1 (2013): UM-Exhaustion Communications as Objective Assent and Release Extending to Additional Insureds Introduction Slaughter...
Police-Power Damage Is Not a Compensable “Taking”: Sovereign Immunity Bars Inverse-Condemnation Claims for Property Damaged During Law-Enforcement Operations Introduction In BLUE 42 ORGANICS, LLC v....
Potential Appellate-Counsel Office Conflicts Do Not Warrant a New Appeal Absent Proof the Conflict Significantly and Adversely Affected a Specific Appellate Choice Case: Huitron v. Toby, Warden...
Welsch v. State — Plain-Error Limits on Unobjected-to Confrontation and Hearsay Claims; Deferential Review of General-Grounds Rulings After Bench Trials Introduction In Welsch v. The State (Supreme...
Biggs v. State: Rule 403 Generally Cannot Exclude a Victim’s Prior Violent Act Known to the Defendant When It Substantially Explains Justification Introduction In Biggs v. The State (Supreme Court of...
Renewal of Mistrial Motion Required After Curative Instruction; Post-Offense Witness-Killing Solicitation Admissible Under OCGA § 24-4-404(b) as Consciousness of Guilt Introduction In Clark v. The...
Speculative Conflicts Do Not Trigger Prosecutor Disqualification Under GRPC 1.9(a) Absent a “Substantially Related” Prior Representation Introduction This consolidated Supreme Court of Georgia...
Condra Does Not Mandate a “Personal Practices” Jury Charge; Pattern Instructions Are Not Law and Trial Courts May Tailor Charges Introduction Georgia Bone & Joint Surgeons, P.C. v. Keel reached the...
Gibson v. State: “Conflict-Free Counsel” Requires an Articulated Actual Conflict; A Desire to Hire Private Counsel Is Not Enough Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: February 3, 2026 Case: Gibson v....
Graham v. State: No Ineffective Assistance for Omitting Additional Justification/Character Charges and for Declining a Novel Curtilage-Based Defense-of-Habitation Theory; Cumulative Error Requires...
Kerns v. State — No Separate Right to Virtual Trial Access After Removal for Disruption; No Mandatory Hearing on Substitute-Counsel Requests Absent Adequate Record 1. Introduction In Kerns v. THE...
Riley v. State: No Brady/Giglio Violation Absent a Pretrial Leniency Agreement; Speculation About Cross-County Favor Is Insufficient Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: February 3, 2026 Case: Riley...
Cell-Tower “Mapping” and Autonomous Surveillance Foundations: When Location-Tracking Summaries Are Lay Testimony and Timestamped Video Is Self-Authenticating Under OCGA § 24-9-923(c) I. Introduction...
State v. Lee: Clarifying “Why Am I Charged?” Questions Do Not Reinitiate Interrogation After Invocation; “Why Do You Think?” Follow-Ups Are Edwards-Prohibited Interrogation I. Introduction State v....
Taylor v. State: Ineffective-Assistance Claims Must Identify Specific, Record-Supported Deficiencies; Appellate Courts Will Not Cull the Record Introduction In Taylor v. The State (Supreme Court of...
Georgia RICO Cannot Be Used to Transform a Post-Divorce Child-Support Dispute into a Treble-Damages Racketeering Case Introduction In WARNER v. ESPITIA et al., the Court of Appeals of Georgia...
Phillips v. State: Curative Instructions Cure Brief “Vouching,” and Recorded Interviews Are Not Admissible in Full Absent Proper Impeachment and Proffer I. Introduction In Phillips v. The State...
Speculation Is Not “New Evidence”: Due Diligence, Materiality, and Plain-Error Limits on Involuntary Intoxication Theories in Georgia Case: Williams v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia) Date: January...
Burns v. State: Implicit Waiver After Counsel Request When Suspect Reinitiates; No Duty to Clarify Ambiguous Lawyer References Introduction In Burns v. The State (S25A1487, decided January 21, 2026),...
Requested Jury Instructions Constitute Affirmative Waiver that Bars Plain-Error Review; Threat Evidence Unconnected to Defendant May Explain Witness Reluctance Case: Dickerson v. The State, S25A1365...