Prior Primary Nomination for Another Office Does Not Bar Selection for an Unexpired Term Under R.C. 3513.31(I) Case: State ex rel. Derrig v. LaRose, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3989 Court: Supreme...
Out-of-Jurisdiction Custody Earns Sentence Credit Only When the Defendant Is Also Detained Under the Sentencing Court’s Authority Case: State v. E. Fowler, 2026 MT 245, No. DA 25-0410 Court: Supreme...
Georgia Lawyer Discipline: Reinstatement Conditions May Be Revised Without Remand, but Regular Practice Monitoring Is Unauthorized Case: In the Matter of Robert David Arkin, No. S26Y1361 Court:...
Parental-Health Dependency Findings Require Medical Verification of the Condition and Its Duration or Nature, but No Particular Form of Evidence Case: In the Interest of D. H. et al., Children, No....
Unmade Objections to Expert Testimony: Objective Deficiency and Prejudice Remain Essential to Habeas Relief Case: FORT, WARDEN v. VEGA Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: S26A1000 Decided:...
DORSEY v. State: Flight Admissions May Be Intrinsic Evidence Despite an Apparent County Mismatch Supreme Court of Georgia · No. S26A0733 · October 14, 2026 1. Introduction In DORSEY v. State, the...
Unanimous Predicate-Felony Convictions Defeat Plain-Error Challenge to General Knife-Possession Verdict Case: ALCARAZ v. State, No. S26A0874 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
Documented Mental-Health Mitigation Can Support Retroactive Suspension Despite Defective Client Withdrawal Case: In the Matter of Jeffrey Jackson, No. S26Y1385 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia...
Other-Acts Evidence: Affirmative Waiver and Harmless Error Limit Appellate Relief Case: BROWN v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision: October 14, 2026 Docket: S26A1299 Opinion: Chief...
Alford Felony Pleas Can Warrant Disbarment, but Maintaining Innocence Is Not Automatically Aggravating Case: In the Matter of William Taylor Payne Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case number:...
Untimely Out-of-Time Appeal Motions and Mootness: The Sims Certiorari Dissent Case: SIMS v. State, No. S26C1307 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: October 14, 2026 Disposition: Petition for...
Failure of Self-Authentication Alone Does Not Make an Evidence Ruling Appealable by the State Case: State v. COOK, No. S26A0898 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026 Opinion:...
Surrogate Ballistics Evidence: No Plain-Error Relief Without Prejudice and No Double Counting of Harm Case: OWENS v. State, No. S26A0817 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
Voluntary Manslaughter Requires Adequate Provocation, Not Mere Proximity to a Threat Against Another Case: DARBY v. State, No. S26A0892 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision: October 14, 2026...
Harmless Other-Acts Evidence and the Limits of Rule 609 Impeachment When a Victim’s Statements Are Not Admitted Case: WALKER v. State, No. S26A0937 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October...
Accomplice Corroboration, Direct Evidence, and the Limits of Plain-Error Review Case: MCMULLIN v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision date: October 14, 2026 Docket: S26A0723 Opinion:...
Voluntary Surrender as Disbarment for Repeated Bankruptcy Neglect and Conflicted Representation Case: In the Matter of Stanley J. Kakol, Jr. Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case number: S26Y1842...
Repeated Trust-Fund Misappropriation Warrants Disbarment, with Full Restitution Required for Readmission Case: In the Matter of Hakeem Bertrand Brock Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: S26Y0645...
Voluntary Manslaughter Instructions: Outcome Prejudice, Conflicting Defenses, and Preservation of Ineffectiveness Claims Case: DANIELS v. State, No. S26A0787 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided:...
A Reserved Alibi Ruling Is Not Exclusion: Limits on Appellate Review and Ineffective-Assistance Claims Case: CULPEPPER v. State, No. S26A0744 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...