“Quintanar v. State”: Georgia Supreme Court Re-anchors Juvenile Confession Analysis on “Coercive-Police-Activity” and Clarifies Limits on Self-Defense & Mutual-Combat Charges I. Introduction...
Turner v. MCCG: Re-defining the Reach of Nestlehutt and Requiring Claim-Specific Analysis of Georgia’s Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Introduction In The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. v....
“A Trivial Sum, Not a Treasure Chest” – Georgia Supreme Court Re-defines the Ceiling on Nominal Damages in Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette Introduction On 24 June 2025, the Supreme Court of...
Wilson v. State: Georgia Supreme Court Narrows “Common Plan or Scheme” under Rule 404(b) and Clarifies Harmless-Error Review 1. Introduction Citation: Wilson v. State, S25A0430, Supreme Court of...
Reaffirming the “Any-Particular” Corroboration Standard & Harmless-Error Review of Rule 404(b) Evidence: Commentary on Boone v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2025) 1. Introduction On 10 June 2025...
Clark v. State: Judicial Discretion to Validate Timely Pro Se Notices of Appeal Filed While Counsel of Record Remains Introduction Clark v. State, decided by the Supreme Court of Georgia on 10 June...
Coston v. State: Surveillance Video as Direct Evidence and the Limited Reach of Georgia’s Circumstantial-Evidence Rule Introduction On 10 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Coston v....
“No Toll for Minors”: The Supreme Court of Georgia Declares OCGA § 9-3-90(b) Inapplicable to Municipal Ante Litem Notices in Dates v. City of Atlanta 1. Introduction In Dates v. City of Atlanta,...
“Direct Evidence Prevails & Assault-Merger Mandate” A Comprehensive Commentary on Douglas v. State, 315 Ga. ___ (2025) 1. Introduction On 10 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Douglas v....
Floyd v. State: Reinforcing Circumstantial-Evidence Sufficiency for Predicate Armed Robbery and Delineating Confrontation Clause Limits when a Co-Indictee Refuses to Testify Introduction Floyd v....
James v. State: Confrontation Clause Does Not Extend to a Defendant’s Own Witness Invoking the Fifth Amendment Introduction In James v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia confronted two familiar...
Lewis v. State: The Supreme Court of Georgia Re-Affirms Jury Primacy in Self-Defense Determinations and Clarifies Abandonment of Unbriefed Ineffective-Assistance Claims Introduction In Lewis v. State...
“Back to First Principles” – The Georgia Supreme Court Re-Inscribes a Strict Non-Delegation Rule and Rejects Federal-Style Third-Party Standing 1. Introduction The consolidated appeals Republican...
Scott v. State: Clarifying the Admissibility of Unredacted Death Certificates under Georgia’s Post-2013 Evidence Code 1. Introduction Scott v. State, __ Ga. __ (June 10, 2025), is a Supreme Court of...
From “Void” to “Voidable”: The Georgia Supreme Court Re-defines the Effect of an Ineligible Juror on Speedy-Trial Calculations — Commentary on State v. Embert (2025) 1. Introduction State v. Embert...
State v. Mickel: The Georgia Supreme Court Reinforces the Duty of Trial Courts to Enter Comprehensive Findings of Fact in Probable-Cause Suppression Rulings 1. Introduction State v. Mickel, S25A0255,...
Refining Confession Admissibility: Interpreting “Slightest Hope of Benefit” and “Remotest Fear of Injury” under OCGA § 24-8-824 Introduction In Short v. State, decided May 28, 2025, the Supreme Court...
Exclusivity Requirement of Georgia Constitution Article I, Section II, Paragraph V: Declaratory Relief Actions Must Be Brought Exclusively Against the County Introduction In Tussahaw Reserves, LLC et...
Autonomy in Firearm Regulation Under Georgia’s Constitution: Upholding Paragraph VIII’s “Manner Clause” 1. Introduction Stephens v. State of Georgia, decided May 28, 2025 by the Supreme Court of...
Establishment of One-Year Suspension Standard for Client Abandonment Under Georgia Professional Conduct Rules Introduction In In the Matter of Nathaniel Watson Cochran (Supreme Court of Georgia,...