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Criminal Law, Bernadette C. Crucilla
Criminal Law, Bernadette C. Crucilla
Mercer Law Review
The dynamic nature of criminal law is a result of the ongoing struggle between those who prosecute individuals charged with crimes and those who defend them. It is, therefore, not practical to try to include every change in criminal law occurring during a particular survey period. I have sifted through the cases and statutory amendments from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015 and selected those with the widest application or interest to criminal law practitioners.
See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Georgia Supreme Court Narrows Requirements For Mandatory Reporters In May V. State, Emily L. Evett
See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Georgia Supreme Court Narrows Requirements For Mandatory Reporters In May V. State, Emily L. Evett
Mercer Law Review
Georgia's mandatory reporting statute requires twenty-six professionals, including teachers, to report any suspected child abuse to proper authorities. Even though the statute seemingly requires these professionals to report all child abuse, even if they have no professional relationship with the child, no Georgia appellate court had ever addressed the question of whether there must be a professional relationship established for a duty to report abuse to develop. In May v. State, a 2014 opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court clarified that although it is unclear from the lack of case law how trial courts have interpreted the statute, the correct …