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Britt v. State

Citations

  • 653 S.E.2d 713
  • 282 Ga. 746

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  • finding that, once requested information was revealed, the damage would have been done, and no appeal after final judgment could rectify the harm
  • collateral order exception to final judgment rule allowed immediate appeal from rulings adverse to nonparty reporters and Public Defender Council, respectively
  • trial court properly found attorneys to be in direct criminal contempt when they refused to comply with the court’s lawful order
  • discovery order directly appealable under the collateral order doctrine
  • A direct appeal is authorized from an interlocutory order where “the order being appealed (1) resolves an issue that is substantially separate from the basic issues to be decided at trial, (2) would result in the loss of an important right if review had to await final judgment, and (3

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Judges: Melton, Hunstein, Benham

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