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Lessons I Learned from This Month’s Appellate Losses

By Scott Key on Posted in Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, Uncategorized

It’s been a bad month for my most recent crop of Supreme Court cases, both in terms of cases where I represent the party and in cases where I am amicus counsel. But I try to learn from them all. And here’s my takeaway from the month. To have and cite a case is not… Continue Reading

A New Approach to Felony Murder and a New Template to Attack Precedent in Georgia

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

There are two big stories in the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision in Jackson v. State. The first is that the rule of causation for felony murder that had been in place for thirty years has been changed. The second is that the majority has provided a framework for any appellant to use in future cases… Continue Reading