5 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 2005–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Adams v. Stategreen2 sentences2025See Adams v. State, 317 Ga. 342, 350 (2) (893 SE2d 85) (2023). 2025See Adams v. State, 317 Ga. 342, 350 (2) ( 893 SE2d 85 ) (2023). | 1 | 1 |
Expedia, Inc. v. City of Columbusgreen2 sentences2021“The collateral order doctrine permits appeals from a small category of decisions that are (i) conclusive, (ii) that resolve important questions separate from the merits, and (iii) that are effectively unreviewable on appeal from the final judgment in the underlying action.” Expedia, Inc. v. City of Columbus, 305 Ga. App. 450, 452 (1) ( 699 SE2d 600 ) (2010) (punctuation omitted). 2021“The collateral order doctrine permits appeals from a small category of decisions that are (i) conclusive, (ii) that resolve important questions separate from the merits, and (iii) that are effectively unreviewable on appeal from the final judgment in the underlying action.” Expedia, Inc. v. City of Columbus, 305 Ga. App. 450, 452 (1) ( 699 SE2d 600 ) (2010) (punctuation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Stovall v. Stategreen2 sentences2005The court ruled that the version of OCGA § 17-10-1 (a) (1) existing on the date the crimes were committed 2 did provide that “[e]xcept in cases in which life imprisonment or the death penalty must be imposed... the judge fixing the sentence shall prescribe a determinate sentence for a specific number of months or years.” Nevertheless, the court, relying on Stovall v. State, 216 Ga. App. 138, 141-142 (7) ( 453 SE2d 110 ) (1995), which upheld a life sentence for armed robbery against a similar challenge, and First Nat. 2005The court ruled that the version of OCGA § 17-10-1 (a) (1) existing on the date the crimes were committed 2 did provide that “[e]xcept in cases in which life imprisonment or the death penalty must be imposed... the judge fixing the sentence shall prescribe a determinate sentence for a specific number of months or years.” Nevertheless, the court, relying on Stovall v. State, 216 Ga. App. 138, 141-142 (7) ( 453 SE2d 110 ) (1995), which upheld a life sentence for armed robbery against a similar challenge, and First Nat. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Williams v. Alvista Healthcare Center, Inc.
green
2 sentences2008Williams v. Alvista Healthcare Center, 283 Ga. App. 613 ( 642 SE2d 232 ) (2007). 2008Williams v. Alvista Healthcare Center, 283 Ga. App. 613 ( 642 SE2d 232 ) (2007). | 1 | 2008–2008 |
O'CONNELL v. Cora Bett Thomas Realty, Inc.
green
1 sentence2006O’Connell, supra, 254 Ga. App. at 311 . 2. | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.