Eric J. Marlett

Rule Changes in the Court of Appeals: An Update

by Eric J. Marlett In the Winter 2015 issue of The Appellate Review, we covered a number of significant rule changes in the Georgia Court of Appeals that became effective in the summer and fall of 2014. Since then, significant legislative changes have gone into effect expanding the Court of Appeals to fifteen judges and Read more about Rule Changes in the Court of Appeals: An Update[…]

Eric J. Marlett

The Life Cycle of Precedent in the Court of Appeals: Part I

by Eric J. Marlett An analysis of a Georgia Court of Appeals case, regarding its status as binding precedent, consists of two fundamental components: (a) whether, in the first instance, at the time the Court’s opinion issued, the case constituted a binding precedent; and (b) whether the case has since been overruled or disapproved, and Read more about The Life Cycle of Precedent in the Court of Appeals: Part I[…]