Posts Tagged ‘Precedent’
Lessons I Learned from This Month’s Appellate Losses
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…
Read MoreA New Approach to Felony Murder and a New Template to Attack Precedent in 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…
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