Jonathan Ibarra: Yeah but a criminal contempt would be a new case with Mr Steele as the defendant. That would presumably go to the Court of Appeals. But it would also have a stay done essentially immediately, I suspect.

Supreme Court of Georgia grants Brian Steel immediate bond and will hear the contempt appeal and underlying emergency motion.

How common is it for them to hop over the Court of Appeal and directly hear the case?

It's a murder case so normal

OK, that's not a rule I was expecting.

We do the same for 1st degree murder cases in NM. It's a relic of capital sentencing here, I'm guessing less of a relic in GA. Courts don't want to waste time in intermediate courts in capital cases for some reason.

Yeah but a criminal contempt would be a new case with Mr Steele as the defendant. That would presumably go to the Court of Appeals. But it would also have a stay done essentially immediately, I suspect.

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