FYI

The FYI is a special purpose publication that offers the prosecution community announcements and details of emerging issues and developments that are time-sensitive.

• FYI - January 2010: Anderson v. State: Don’t let Alterations to Suggested Pattern Jury Instructions Amount to Reversible Error on Appeal
  (1/26/2010)
• FYI - June 2009: Montejo v. Louisiana: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns its Previous Ruling in Michigan v. Jackson
  (6/5/2009)
• FYI- June 2008: State v. Sands: The Court of Appeals Elucidates Position Regarding the Use of Similar Transaction Evidence of Sexual Offenses Involving Adult Victims in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
  (6/23/2008)
• FYI - February 2008: Court of Appeals Issues New Rules
  (2/21/2008)
  
• FYI - February 2007: Expert Opinion and Jury Charge on Eyewitness Identification Testimony
  (2/23/07)
• FYI - February 2007: Searching the Contents of Cell Phones Seized Incident to Arrest
  (2/16/07)
• FYI - January 2007: Superior Court Lacks Authority to Transfer a Case, Sua Sponte, from Superior Court to Juvenile Court, Prior to Indictment
  (1/25/07)
• FYI - November 2006: Controlled Substances Act: Special Term of Probation for Persons Convicted of Certain Violations of Controlled Substances Act
  (11/6/06)
• FYI - October 2006: Drinkard v. Walker: Georgia Supreme Court Abandons the Actual Evidence Test and Adopts the Required Evidence Test
  (10/31/06)
• FYI - June 2006: Daubert Does Not Apply in Probation Revocation Hearings
  (6/23/06)
• FYI - June 2006: Transcripts for Indigent Defendants
  (6/15/06)
• FYI - February 2006: Pitts v. State
• FYI - December 2005: Ramos v. Terry - Rules for Appointing and Qualifying Court Interpreters
• FYI - December 2005: State v. Mayze - Venue for Identity Fraud is Constitutionally Valid
• October 2005: Possible Effect of Blakely on the Georgia Death Penalty Procedure
• October 2005: State v. Mayze
• October 2005: Application of Blakely v. Washington- Plea to Life Without Parole
  (10-06-05)
• September 2005: PAC's new Human Resources Team
  (9-30-05)
• August 2005: Defense Motions to Limit Closing Argument - OCGA 17-8-17
• August 2005: HB 170: Section 16- Retroactive Application (UPDATE to FYI from 4-26-05)
  
• June 2005: REVERSIBLE ERROR - Brodes v. State - Changes Wording Of Selected Pattern Jury Instructions On Identification
• June 10, 2005: House Bill 170: Impeachment by Character and Prior Conviction PAC Study Committee Report
  
  April 26, 2005: House Bill 170: Section 16-Retroactive Application
  
• April 21, 2005: Crawford: Responding to Defense Motions to Prohibit Admission of Certificates of Inspection
  
• March 2005: A Message from Rick Malone
• January 2005: Handschuh v. State
  (VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ)
• December 2004: O'Kelley v. State
• June 2004
• March 2004
• December 2003/January 2004