Floyd v. State (Ga. 2026): Reversal for Ineffective Assistance Permits Reindictment and Retrial; Mixed Verdicts Defeat Collateral-Estoppel Self-Defense Bar Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date:...
Edge Rule Not Extended to Involuntary Manslaughter or Firearm-Possession Felony Murder; No Strickland Deficiency for Forgoing Meritless Closing-Argument Objections 1. Introduction In Denson v. State,...
Glenn v. State — Multi-Layered Informant Hearsay Remains Inadmissible; Circumstantial Digital-Location and Flight Evidence Suffices Under Jackson and OCGA § 24-14-6 1. Introduction In Glenn v. State...
Battle v. State: Preservation of Mistrial Denials Requires Renewal After Curative Instruction; No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Seek Non-Available Claim-of-Right/Justification Charges 1....
Booze v. State — Constructive-Force Rape Requires No “Intent to Use Force”; Drake v. State Dictum Disapproved 1. Introduction In Booze v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 16, 2026), Jerome...
Meaningful Appellate Argument Required; Prior “Closet-Shooting” Burglary Admissible Under Rule 404(b) to Prove Intent and Absence of Accident Commentary on Calhoun v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia,...
Harmless-Error Framework for Confrontation Clause Claims When Demonstrative Evidence Temporarily Obstructs the Defendant’s View Introduction In Banks v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 16,...
Later-Death Exception to Double Jeopardy: Murder Prosecution Allowed After Prior Assault Conviction 1. Introduction In Buchalla v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 16, 2026), the Court addressed...
Termination of Parental Rights Requires Explicit, Child-by-Child Findings of Likely Serious Harm from Continued Dependency Under All Non-Termination Options Introduction In In the Interest of J. K.,...
Anderson v. State (Ga. 2026): No Edge/Sequential-Charge Error from “Not from Malice” Voluntary-Manslaughter Language; Bench-Note Deviations Require Prejudicial Whole-Charge Confusion 1. Introduction...
Sheffield v. State: Enforcing Barker Compliance—Trial Courts Must Expressly Calculate Speedy-Trial Delay and Attribute Non-COVID Docket Delays to the State 1. Introduction In Sheffield v. State...
“Readily Available” Means Practically Obtainable—Not FDA-Approved: Contract Plain-Meaning Limits in Georgia’s Execution-Resumption Agreement 1. Introduction STATE OF GEORGIA et al. v. FEDERAL...
Preston v. State: Prior Gunpoint Robberies Admissible to Prove Intent; Omitted Justification Charge Deemed Harmless Where Self‑Defense Evidence Is Meager 1. Introduction In Preston v. State (Supreme...
Almond v. State: Improper Shackling Does Not Require Reversal Absent Jury Visibility and Where the State Proves Harmlessness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1. Introduction In Almond v. State (Supreme...
Tabb v. State: Waiver of Unobjected-to Visible Shackling and the Use of Defendant Admissions (with Corroboration) and Lay Cell-Tower Mapping to Sustain a Murder Conviction 1. Introduction In Tabb v....
Statutory “Zoning Decision” Amendments Do Not Displace OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(1): Discretionary Applications Still Required for Appeals from Rezoning Denials 1. Introduction Sockwell Corners, LLC v. Newton...
Williams v. State (Ga. 2026): Mental-Illness Evidence Alone Does Not Trigger Sua Sponte Competency Inquiry; Counsel May Honor Client’s Chosen Objective of Innocence 1. Introduction In Williams v....
Glover v. State: Strategic Withdrawal as Affirmative Waiver (and Trial-Level Waiver of Brady/Discovery Claims) 1. Introduction In Glover v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 2, 2026), Albert...
Criminal Solicitation to Purchase Marijuana as an Inherently Dangerous Felony Supporting Felony Murder (and Foreseeable Intervening Violence Satisfying Proximate Cause) 1. Introduction In Jones v....
Transferred-Intent Prosecutions: No Fatal Variance When Indictment Names the Actual Victims, and No Unlawful-Act Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Where the Conduct is Felony Aggravated Assault 1....