Posts Tagged ‘Stare Decisis’
A 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…
Read MoreSupreme Court of Georgia Changes Approach to Sentencing After Appeal
In Adams v. State.pdf, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that it is appropriate for a sentencing judge, after a reversal for judicial error, to impose a greater sentence on an individual count as long as the sentence in the aggregate is not increased. The dissent, consisting of three justices, reasons that the Court’s holding…
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