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...
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...
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...
Montana’s Exhaustion Rule: Permit-Linked Constitutional Challenges Must Await Final Administrative Review Case: GCA v. State, 2026 MT 243, No. DA 25-0808 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decided:...
Amending Montana Parenting Plans: Changed Circumstances, Best Interests, and Retained Judicial Control Case: Marriage of: Sage, 2026 MT 248N, No. DA 26-0148 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decided:...
Treatment-Plan Success and Child Protection in Montana Parental-Rights Termination Case: Matter of S.O. & T.O., YINC Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decision: October 13, 2026; 2026 MT 247N; DA...
Parental-Rights Termination: Protective Capacity, Treatment-Plan Success, and Reasonable Reunification Efforts Case: Matter of S.O. & T.O., YINC Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decision: October 13,...
Determinate Juvenile Commitments Must Respect the Applicable Adult Sentencing Maximum Case: Matter of: R.V., A Youth Court: Supreme Court of Montana Citation: 2026 MT 244, No. DA 23-0660 Decided:...
Habeas Relief Requires Illegal Restraint, and Weller’s Future Challenges Require Prior Leave Case: S. Weller v. J. Williams Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: October 13, 2026 Docket: OP 26-0554...
Early, Incidental Consent Requests May Remain Lawful During Traffic Stops Motivated by Drug Investigations Case: State v. C. Idhen, 2026 MT 246, No. DA 24-0551 Court: Supreme Court of Montana...
Jury-Trial Waiver Defects Under Plain-Error Review: A Nonprecedential Application of Montana Law Case: State v. J. Bernard, 2026 MT 249N, No. DA 24-0275 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decided:...
MS4 Permit Duties Do Not Create County Regulatory Power: Lawful Compliance and the Federal-Statute Exception Case: Yellowstone County v. MTDEQ, 2026 MT 242, No. DA 25-0710 Court: Supreme Court of...
Pharmacy Professional-Services Exclusions Reach Compounded-Drug Product Claims; Clear Policy Terms Can Bar Negligent-Procurement Recovery Case: OMS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Nationwide Property and Casualty...