About GLU
 
Welcome to The Georgia Law Update publication. This site has been developed for the benefit of lawyers, law students, judges and anyone who is interested Georgia Criminal Cases. Georgia Law Update is a work-in-progress.

GLU is a membership subscription website. When you purchase a subscription,  you'll have access to our journal in digital format for your reference 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Georgia Criminal Law Update Publication is updated every one to two weeks so that you are provided with the very latest reference materials. It is an extensive collection comprised of over 1900 pages
of information. It is indexed using categorized chapters and subchapters which are linked directly to pages.

Be sure to check out Judge Studdard's
new GLU Blog for a preview of the current case holdings in Georgia's trial courts, Court of Appeals
and Supreme Court.

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Preface from our Author

Georgia Law Update grew out of annual presentations on new criminal case law to my colleagues on the State Court bench in Georgia. Collecting those materials, I have attempted to create a survey of Georgia criminal law since 1999 which deals with all issues of criminal law – substance, procedure, evidence, and constitutional issues –
in the trial court.

My goal is to report any significant holding of every reported criminal case from the Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court and, where applicable, the federal courts.
I attempt to concisely state those holdings, with any
relevant facts, where possible quoting from the case. The user
can thus know that the case has been accurately reported, and may be able to use those quotes in orders, motions or briefs.

I try to make appropriate cross-references and comparisons
to cases on related subjects (including cases which may not reference one another.) Issues which arise solely on appeal
or on petition for habeas corpus are beyond the scope of this
work. Issues unique to juvenile proceedings currently are
beyond the scope, as are forfeiture proceedings related to
criminal prosecutions.

I am grateful to my colleagues for their kind encouragement in this undertaking, as well as their helpful suggestions and comments. I am most grateful, however, to my wife for her
unfailing love and support.

Georgia Law Update welcomes your questions, comments, and feedback on how GLU can make the publication more effective for your use. Contact us.


---Ben W. Studdard III, Chief Judge
State Court of Henry County, Georgia