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Podcast title Georgia Criminal Law Blog Podcast
Website URL http://gacriminallawblog.com
Description Georgia's premier web log for citizens accused of crimes.
Updated Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:19:45 +0000
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Link to this podcast Georgia Criminal Law Blog Podcast

Episodes

1. Podcast Episode 7 - State v. Patel - collateral consequences of a conviction.
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Description: Click here to listen to the podcast. I previously wrote a post about this case. You can see it here.

2. Podcast Episode 6 - Patterson v. State, (A05A2100) - Prohibits witness from giving opinion on another witness’s creditbility
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Description: In Patterson v. State, the full Court of Appeals reversed Smith v. State, 257 Ga. App. 88 (2002), reestablishing a long line of cases which prohibit an expert witness from giving an opinion on another witness’s credibility and prohibits the witness from expressing an opinion on the ultimate issue of the defendant’s guilt for the [...]

3. Podcast Episode 5 - Georgia v. Randolph - 1 spouse’s objection to a warrantless consent search
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Description: The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 on Wednesday that it is unconstitutional for police without a warrant to search a home, if two occupants are present at the time and one consents but the other objects. The search may not go forward in the face of that objection, but the occupant must be present to have [...]

4. Podcast Episode 4 - State v. Pierce - definition of “incarceration” in DUI cases
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Description: On March 10, 2006 the Georgia Court of Appeal decided State v. Pierce (A05A1749).  The court clarifies the definition of “incarceration” and specifically holds that house arrest is not incarceration for the purposes of a DUI sentence under O.C.G.A. 40-6-391(c)(2)(B).Click here to listen to the podcast.

5. Podcast Episode 3 - Pitts v. State - 911 calls are admissible as non-testimonial under Crawford v. Washingtion
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Description: The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in Pitts v. State that 911 calls are not testimonial and therefore admissible when a witness is not available despite an objection on 6th amendment grounds and Crawford v. Washington.Click here to listen to the discussion.Below is a post that I wrote on 2-28-06.  I deleted it and moved [...]

6. Podcast Episode 2 - Right to argue punishment in closing argument
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Description: Palma v. State is a case that came out of the Georgia Supreme Court recently.  It says that a defense lawyer can argue punishment in closing argument in the context of a witness’s motivation to lie.  This case is an extension of the rule that the lawyer can explore witness bias in being a witness [...]

7. Podcast Episode 1 - Qualified Interpreters
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Description: On November 21, 2005, the Georgia Supreme Court handed down the opinion on Ramos v. Terry, Case No. S05A1123 which discusses the requirements for qualified interpreters for non-english speaking defendants.  Click Here to listen to the discussion.