Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Notable Opinions August 19

The Court issued one notable opinion today, addressing when a child charged with a felony must be tried in the juvenile courts instead of superior courts.

In State v. Coleman, the Court held today that the 180-day time limitation in OCGA § 17-7-50.1, providing that within the state must return a grand jury indictment or else the case will be transferred to the juvenile court, does not apply to a juvenile who is released and remains on bond. Writing for a unanimous Court, Chief Justice Melton wrote that the transfer rule is only triggered if the child is detained for 180 days, and the child is only "detained" if he is in the physical custody of the state fort he statutory period. Thus, if the child is released on bond, he is not "detained," and the time limit does not expire.

The full opinion is available here.


Affirming Murder Convictions

S18G1644. SCOTT v. THE STATE
S19A0490. MCCAMMON v. THE STATE
S19A0559. HOLMES v. THE STATE
S19A0603. THE STATE v. COLEMAN
S19A0618. MOORE v. THE STATE
S19A0635. MARTIN v. THE STATE  
S19A0659. COOPER v. THE STATE
S19A0683. GLENN V. THE STATE
S19A0694. SMITH v. THE STATE
S19A0695. DANIELS v. THE STATE
S19A0715. FOREMAN v. THE STATE
S19A0723. JACOBS v. THE STATE
S19A0791. COX v. THE STATE
S19A0801. BLACKWELL v. THE STATE
S19A0818. WALKER v. THE STATE
S19A0854. FOSTER v. THE STATE  
S19A0880. DAVIS v. THE STATE
S19A0924. WORTHEN v. THE STATE
S19A0947. MACK v. THE STATE
S19A0954. ROBINSON V. THE STATE


Attorney Discipline 

S19Y0873. IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTOPHER JOHN THOMPSON 
S19Y1128. IN THE MATTER OF PHILLIP NORMAN GOLUB
S19Y1192. IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES EDWARD TAYLOR

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