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....
Compton v. State: Waiver of Mistrial Claim Absent an Immediate, Contemporaneous Motion When Post‑Miranda Silence Is Mentioned 1. Introduction Case: Compton v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 2,...
Sims v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, June 2, 2026): The “Meaningful Argument” Requirement on Appeal—Record Citations and Legal Analysis Are Mandatory 1. Introduction In Sims v. State, the Supreme...
“Not Right Now” Is an Equivocal Miranda Invocation; No Reversal Absent Seating of an Unqualified Juror After a Denied For-Cause Strike 1. Introduction In Jones v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia,...
Post-Offense Burglary-and-Shooting Convictions Admissible Under Georgia Rule 404(b) to Prove Intent; Rule 403 Prejudice Reduced When Other Acts Are Less Inflammatory Than Charged Murders 1....
Clark v. State: “First Practicable Moment” and Remand for Ineffective-Assistance Claims When the Defendant Remains Represented by the Same Public Defender Office 1. Introduction Case: Clark v. State...
Failure to Provide the Hearing Transcript Defeats Appellate Review of Discovery Orders Absent an Adequate Record 1. Introduction In LandingPartners LLC v. Shiva, LLC, et al. (R.I. June 3, 2026), the...
Expert Testimony Required to Establish Real Estate Professionals’ Standard of Care for Tenant Screening (No “Common Knowledge” Internet-Search Duty) Case: David Hurd, Trustee of the Amended and...
DeOliveira v. Trecaso: Low-Threshold Authentication for Unedited Google Earth Images and No “Empty Chair” Inference from “No Experts” Argument Absent an Available Missing Witness 1. Introduction In...
Muchiri v. Blanche: The First Circuit Requires the BIA to Clearly Address Material, Arguably Raised Future-Persecution Theories (Including Imputed Membership by Family or Ethnicity) I. Introduction...
Muchiri v. Blanche: The BIA Must Clearly Address Properly Raised Future-Persecution Theories (or Explicitly Find Waiver) Before Denying Relief 1. Introduction In Muchiri v. Blanche (1st Cir. June 3,...
PASCP Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue: Indirect Audit Underreporting Triggers 6½-Year Assessment Period and Failure to Keep Records Supports Negligence Penalty 1. Introduction In PASCP Inc., Relator,...
Emergency Responses Are Presumptively “Nonroutine” Under Minn. Stat. § 299A.41 and Kramer/Johnson Remain an Alternative Path to Line-of-Duty Benefits Case: In the Matter of a Public Safety Officer...
Title VII Promotion Claims: Pretext Requires Materially Comparable Comparators, and Internal Complaints Must Clearly Allege Sex Discrimination to Be Protected Activity 1. Introduction In Bowei Xi v....
Drug-Premises Enhancement in a Residence: “Primary Use” Shown by Tools of the Trade, Drug Quantity, and Context; Minor Sentencing Misstatements Harmless Absent Reliance Case: United States v. Maurice...
Broad Settlement Release and Covenant Not to Sue Bar Later FHA/§ 1983 Claims; Florida School-Choice Statute Creates No Federal Property Interest 1. Introduction In Blake Warner v. School Board of...
“Exceptional Circumstances” for Ex Parte Juvenile Removal Under OCGA § 15-11-132 Means “Uncommon or Unusual,” Not Necessarily “Imminent Danger” 1. Introduction In IN THE INTEREST OF D. B. et al.,...
Termination of Guardianship Without Less Restrictive Alternatives When No Reasonable Likelihood of Correction Exists 1. Introduction Case: In re J.G. and M.A. (Supreme Court of Appeals of West...