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May 12
State v. Mrozowski, No. A24A0331, 2024 WL 1984074 (Ga. Ct. App. May 6, 2024)
#anonymous tips #obstruction of an officer #terroristic threats #reasonable suspicion to detain #first-tier police encounters #help! someone call the police!

May 05
Pittman v. State, No. S24A0013, 2024 WL 1862035, (Ga. Apr. 30, 2024)
#malice murder #identifying skeletal remains #motion for mistrial #disqualifying DA #tales from the crypt…

May 01
POWELL v. THE STATE. SCOTT, No. S24A0239, 2024 WL 1862075 (Ga. Apr. 30, 2024)
#Brady Discovery Violations #general demurrer #OCGA § 16-10-1 #violating oath of office #…where’s my union money going?!!?
April 27
State v. Jones, No. A24A0328, 2024 WL 1710905 (Ga. Ct. App. Apr. 22, 2024)
#DUI #motion to suppress #traffic stop #unreasonable duration #can we wait at the bar?
April 20
Fleureme v. City of Atlanta, No. A24A0316, 2024 WL 1594606 (Ga. Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2024)
#claims against the city #anti-litem requirements #OCGA § 36-33-5 #…courtesy copies…
April 08
Drucker v. Morgan, No. A24A0593, 2024 WL 1297447 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2024)
#premises liability #liability for adjoining “driveway” #bring in the arborist.
March 25
Smalley v. State, No. A24A0663, 2024 WL 1168585 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 19, 2024)
#probationary sentences #behavioral incentive date #OCGA § 17-10-1 #… what if I didn’t commit a crime?
March 16
Baker v. State, No. S23A0860, 2024 WL 923100 (Ga. Mar. 5, 2024)#evidence code #probative value substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice #rule 403 #rap music video #image v. reality
March 08
Honeyfund.com Inc. v. Governor, No. 22-13135, 2024 WL 909379 (11th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024)
#First Amendment #DEI #Florida’s Individual Freedom Act #local governance
February 29
Williams v. Kasulka Properties, LP, No. A23A1528, 2024 WL 720032 (Ga. Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2024)
#landlord-tenant law #out-of-possession landlord #duty to insure? #nightclub bouncer and patron #who’s picking up the tab… on the hospital bill?
February 23
Floyd v. State, No. S23A1042, 2024 WL 674470 (Ga. Feb. 20, 2024)
#criminal defense #ineffective assistance of counsel #self-defense jury instruction #destinies collide…

FEBRUARY 18
Patrick v. Kingston, No. A23A1527, 2024 WL 566609 (Ga. Ct. App. Feb. 13, 2024)
#personal injury #insurance defense #master of offer #meeting of the minds #acceptance calling for action #…check must be printed on a golden ticket and wrapped inside a chocolate bar

FEBRUARY 13
Jackson v. State, No. S23A0854, Castle v. State, S23A0855, 2024 WL 422786 (Ga. Feb. 6, 2024)
#defense of habitation #justification #jury charges #drawing the line #big drama, small spaces
FEBRUARY 07
WEAVER v. MILLSAPS., No. A23A1234, 2024 WL 468198 (Ga. Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2024)
#libel #Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation or “SLAPP” for short #Google review bombing #Nazis have feelings too…
JANUARY 30
Lodge v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 22-10416, 2024 WL 301561 (11th Cir. Jan. 26, 2024)
#immigration law #child of naturalized citizen #equal protection clause #maternal vs. paternal ties #standing #no court for you!

JANUARY 25
United States v. Pugh, No. 21-13136, 2024 WL 188326 (11th Cir. Jan. 18, 2024)
#Eleventh Circuit #Mobile, Alabama #constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3) #protests impeding interstate commerce #First Amendment #isn’t there a local DA?

JANUARY 19
White v. McGouirk, No. A23A1548, 2024 WL 122505 (Ga. Ct. App. Jan. 11, 2024)
#medical malpractice #excessive damages #improper closing arguments #honey, what are these “surcharges” on our wellstar bill?
JANUARY 11
Priester v. Turner, No. A23A1465, 2023 WL 8944075 (Ga. Ct. App. Dec. 28, 2023)
#personal injury #motor vehicle accident #loss of consortium #independent cause-of-action #get the calculator

JANUARY 05
Martin v. State, No. A23A1421, 2024 WL 17223 (Ga. Ct. App. Jan. 2, 2024)
#Fourth Amendment #probation #search of apartment #multiple residents and their individual right to privacy #before dating me, you should know I don’t have fourth amendment rights…
JANUARY 02
CHRISTOPHER EUGEAN BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. WARDEN, Defendant, SERGEANT ASHLEY KERN, Defendant-Appellee., No. 22-11201, 2023 WL 9016179 (11th Cir. Dec. 29, 2023)
#eleventh circuit #pro se prisoner #excessive force #a day in the life

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