tenth-circuit-upholds-stringent-&amp Case Commentaries

Foster v. State: Admissions as Direct Evidence Limit OCGA § 24-14-6; Minimal Corroboration of Confessions and Deference to Continuance Denials

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Foster v. State: Admissions as Direct Evidence Limit OCGA § 24-14-6; Minimal Corroboration of Confessions and Deference to Continuance Denials Introduction In Foster v. State (Supreme Court of...

Income Approach Restored for LIHTC Valuations: Georgia Supreme Court Overrules Freedom Heights and Clarifies OCGA § 48-5-2(3)(B)(vii)(II)

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Income Approach Restored for LIHTC Valuations: Georgia Supreme Court Overrules Freedom Heights and Clarifies OCGA § 48-5-2(3)(B)(vii)(II) Introduction In Gateway Pines Hahira, LP v. Lowndes County...

Hall v. State: Georgia Supreme Court Rejects “Generic Motive to Control” Under Rule 404(b) but Upholds Prior Domestic Violence to Prove Intent and Absence of Accident; Excited Utterances by Non-Eyewitness Child Clarified

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Hall v. State: Georgia Supreme Court Rejects “Generic Motive to Control” Under Rule 404(b) but Upholds Prior Domestic Violence to Prove Intent and Absence of Accident; Excited Utterances by...

Pursuit Eliminates Justification and Defendant Admissions Defeat Georgia’s Circumstantial Evidence Rule: A Commentary on Mack v. State (Ga. 2025)

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Pursuit Eliminates Justification and Defendant Admissions Defeat Georgia’s Circumstantial Evidence Rule: A Commentary on Mack v. State (Ga. 2025) Introduction In Mack v. State, the Supreme Court of...

No Voluntary Manslaughter Charge Without Serious Provocation: Georgia Supreme Court Reaffirms Plain-Error Limits and Strickland Prejudice in Marrow v. State

Date: Aug 31, 2025

No Voluntary Manslaughter Charge Without Serious Provocation: Georgia Supreme Court Reaffirms Plain-Error Limits and Strickland Prejudice in Marrow v. State Introduction In Marrow v. State (Supreme...

Payne v. State: Limiting Debelbot and Clarifying Photo‑Lineup Challenges—Media Exposure Arguments Go to Weight, and “50%” Reasonable‑Doubt Misstatements Are Deficient but Not Automatically Prejudicial

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Payne v. State: Limiting Debelbot and Clarifying Photo‑Lineup Challenges—Media Exposure Arguments Go to Weight, and “50%” Reasonable‑Doubt Misstatements Are Deficient but Not Automatically...

Limiting the “Bolstering” Harmless-Error Rule: Prior Inconsistent Statements Fall Outside the Exclusion in Georgia

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Limiting the “Bolstering” Harmless-Error Rule: Prior Inconsistent Statements Fall Outside the Exclusion in Georgia Introduction In Richardson v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Aug. 26, 2025), the...

Scott v. State (Ga. 2025): Independent Evidence Required to Show Prejudice on Ineffective-Assistance Claims Based on Unpursued Delusional-Compulsion Defenses; No Abuse in Denying Serial Continuances

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Scott v. State (Ga. 2025): Independent Evidence Required to Show Prejudice on Ineffective-Assistance Claims Based on Unpursued Delusional-Compulsion Defenses; No Abuse in Denying Serial Continuances...

Incremental Tort Reform Survives Equal Protection: Williams v. Regency Hospital Reaffirms Georgia’s Non‑Tolling Rule for Mentally Incompetent Medical‑Malpractice Plaintiffs

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Incremental Tort Reform Survives Equal Protection: Williams v. Regency Hospital Reaffirms Georgia’s Non‑Tolling Rule for Mentally Incompetent Medical‑Malpractice Plaintiffs Introduction In Williams...

Walton v. State: Preservation Pitfalls, Plain‑Error Limits, and the Narrow Path for Unpreserved 404(b) Gang Evidence

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Walton v. State: Preservation Pitfalls, Plain‑Error Limits, and the Narrow Path for Unpreserved 404(b) Gang Evidence Introduction In Walton v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Richard...

Record Silence and Personal Waiver Foreclose Ineffective-Assistance Claims About Advice Not to Testify: Woods v. State (Ga. 2025)

Date: Aug 31, 2025

Record Silence and Personal Waiver Foreclose Ineffective-Assistance Claims About Advice Not to Testify: Woods v. State (Ga. 2025) Introduction In Woods v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed...

Municipal Immunity Does Not Automatically Defeat Fraud Claims: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies § 11-47-190 and Limits Mandamus Review to Preserved Immunity Grounds

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Municipal Immunity Does Not Automatically Defeat Fraud Claims: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies § 11-47-190 and Limits Mandamus Review to Preserved Immunity Grounds Introduction In Ex parte City of...

Absent Transcript, Appellate Deference Controls: Circuit Courts May Not Recalculate Probate Administrator ad Litem Fees on Appeal Under § 12-22-20

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Absent Transcript, Appellate Deference Controls: Circuit Courts May Not Recalculate Probate Administrator ad Litem Fees on Appeal Under § 12-22-20 Introduction This commentary examines the Alabama...

Franklin Structures v. Williams: Ratification by Warranty Service Binds Homebuyers to Mediation-First Arbitration; Trial Courts Must Compel Mediation Before Arbitration

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Franklin Structures v. Williams: Ratification by Warranty Service Binds Homebuyers to Mediation-First Arbitration; Trial Courts Must Compel Mediation Before Arbitration Introduction In Franklin...

Relative-Hardship Over Breach: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies Clean-Hands Limits and Balancing in Restrictive Covenant Injunctions

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Relative-Hardship Over Breach: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies Clean-Hands Limits and Balancing in Restrictive Covenant Injunctions Case: Rodney G. Englund, Dyann K. Englund, and Georgetown...

No Stand‑Your‑Ground, No Prior‑Crimes: Alabama Supreme Court Limits 404(b) Use To Prove “Unlawful Activity” When Self‑Defense Proceeds Under the Common Law

Date: Aug 30, 2025

No Stand‑Your‑Ground, No Prior‑Crimes: Alabama Supreme Court Limits 404(b) Use To Prove “Unlawful Activity” When Self‑Defense Proceeds Under the Common Law Case: Ex parte Corey Lee Walton, Supreme...

Tracing to a “Specific Drug Transaction” Not Required for Currency Forfeiture under Former § 20-2-93; Ore Tenus Deference Reaffirmed — Ex parte State of Alabama ex rel. Broussard (Ala. 2025)

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Tracing to a “Specific Drug Transaction” Not Required for Currency Forfeiture under Former § 20-2-93; Ore Tenus Deference Reaffirmed Ex parte State of Alabama ex rel. Robert Broussard, District...

Rogers v. Cedar Bluff: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies Municipal Vicarious Immunity for Volunteer Firefighters and the Status of Municipal Volunteer Fire Departments

Date: Aug 30, 2025

Rogers v. Cedar Bluff: Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies Municipal Vicarious Immunity for Volunteer Firefighters and the Status of Municipal Volunteer Fire Departments Introduction In Carol Rogers, as...

Resisting-Arrest Pleas Do Not Blanket-Authorize Police Force: Third Circuit Requires a Complete Record—Including Bodycam Footage—Before Summary Judgment in Excessive-Force Cases

Date: Aug 29, 2025

Resisting-Arrest Pleas Do Not Blanket-Authorize Police Force: Third Circuit Requires a Complete Record—Including Bodycam Footage—Before Summary Judgment in Excessive-Force Cases Introduction In...

Third Circuit clarifies de novo review of Rule 60(d)(1) dismissals and reaffirms broad transactional claim preclusion in serial fee litigation

Date: Aug 29, 2025

Third Circuit clarifies de novo review of Rule 60(d)(1) dismissals and reaffirms broad transactional claim preclusion in serial fee litigation Case: Law Offices of Bruce J. Chasan, LLC v. John Pierce...

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