There’s an old bright line rule about whether judges should mention the appellate process to juries. The subtext is that you shouldn’t do it at all. The literal rule is that you shouldn’t do it in a way suggesting that the defendant is going to lose the trial. The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed on old… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Putting it in Context: Or, How I Almost Gave up on Blogging
Posted in Attorney-Client Relationship, Uncategorized, WritingI stopped blogging several weeks back. You won’t have to look hard to see a gap in the rate of posts on this blog from July until a few days ago. And if you look at the post I did earlier in the week, you’ll see something worse than no blog at all. You’ll see… Continue Reading
Granted Petitions on Criminal Cases for the Month of September
Posted in News, Opinions and Analysis, Supreme Court of Georgia, UncategorizedThe Supreme Court has granted two petitions for certiorari and one application for discretionary appeal so far this month. Below is an overview of each case Bunn v. State In its Order granting Cert., from September 6, 2011, the Court notes that it is particularly concerned with the following issue: Does the Child Hearsay Statute… Continue Reading
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