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Release date: Feb. 21, 2008 Ga. Supreme Court to Hold Oral Arguments at Emory Law
Contact: Tim Hussey, tim.hussey@emory.edu, 404-712-8404 The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold oral arguments in Emory Law School’s Tull Auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. The session is open, and the public is invited to attend. The Court will hear arguments in Reaves v. The State, and Hardin et al. v. NBC Universal et al. Reaves v. The State is an interim death penalty appeal. The State is seeking the death penalty in this Henry County case against Charlott Lynett Reaves and her husband, Rodney Michael Reaves, for the alleged child abuse and murder of his 11-year-old daughter, Joella. Charlott Reaves is the child’s stepmother. The couple is being tried separately. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in her husband’s pre-trial appeal Feb. 11. Three school employees have also been charged in this case with failing to report signs of child abuse. In Hardin et al. v. NBC Universal Inc. et al., the plaintiffs are Georgia residents who participated in NBC's "Deal or No Deal" at home game by text messaging their entry for a $.99 charge. The plaintiffs have filed suit against NBC and other defendants arguing that Georgia law permits them to recoup their text messaging fees because the at home game was an illegal lottery. The case is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The District Court has certified two questions to the Georgia Supreme Court that will be argued Feb. 26. First, does Georgia Law (O.C.G.A. s. 13-8-3(b)) authorize the filing and maintenance of a civil suit to recover money paid out or lost on account of one's participation in an illegal lottery? Second, if the answer is in the affirmative, may the plaintiffs recover from the lottery's promoter or organizer? Seating in Tull Auditorium will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Overflow seating will be available, and Emory Law will stream the proceedings online via its Web site at www.law.emory.edu. Visitor parking is available in Emory’s Lowergate Parking Facility, located off Gambrell Drive. This event is sponsored by the Emory Advocacy Society, a student organization at Emory Law that hosts luncheons and other events featuring trial litigators and judges from the Atlanta area. Members of the Society are invited to attend and learn about litigation through these interactions. Questions involving the cases above should be directed to: Jane Hansen ### Emory University (www.emory.edu) is one of the nation’s leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. Subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds for automatic updates of the latest news at Emory. |
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