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The Implications of the New SCOTUS Eyewitness Case on Georgia Cases

By Scott Key on Posted in News, Opinions and Analysis

Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports that the Supreme Court has held that courts are not required to conduct pre-trial hearings to determine whether the circumstances of an eyewitness identification were so unreliable that the jury shouldn’t hear about the lineup. The Court has held that, only in instances of police misconduct in… Continue Reading

Atlanta Mayor’s Office Supplies Budgeted More Money than Public Defender

By Scott Key on Posted in News

Donovan X. Ramsey at The Public Square, a Blog on Atlanta Politics and News, reports that the City of Atlanta’s Public Defender’s Office receives less money for indigent defense than the Atlanta Mayor’s Office receives for office supplies.  The Atlanta PD’s office is allocated about $1.1 million dollars for use in defending a projected 16,500 cases… Continue Reading

Jamie Weis Appeal Puts Georgia’s Criminal Justice System on Trial

By Scott Key on Posted in Opinions and Analysis, Supreme Court of Georgia

Adam Liptak’s recent editorial in the New York Times will provide comfort for those of us who have watched the legislature and governor gut indigent defense in Georgia and attack the judiciary systematically. At the same time, it is a little embarrassing to read about the system that I love so much and wonder what… Continue Reading