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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A2 0 A0 99 3 . GEORGE v . THE STATE.

R I C K M A N , Ch i ef J u d ge.

Th i s i s t he s eco n d ap p earan ce o f t h i s cas e b efo re us

. In an u n p u b l i s h ed o p i n i o n,

we affi rm ed Haro l d Geo rg e’ s 2 01 8 co n v ict i o n s fo r ch i l d m o l es t at i o n , en ti ci ng a ch i ld

fo r i n d ecen t p u rp o s es , an d s ex u al b at t ery

. Geo r g e v. S ta te
, 3 5 7 Ga. Ap p

. XXIV (Cas e

No

. A2 0 A0 9 9 3 ) (Oct

. 2 3, 2 0 2 0 ) (u n pu b l is h ed ). In Di vi s i o n 1 (b ) o f o u r o p in i o n , we

reject ed Geo rg e’ s cl ai m t h at t h e t ri al c o u rt erred wh en i t d en i ed h i s m o t i o n to

s u p p res s ev i d e n ce s ei zed d u ri ng a s earch wh en t h at ev i d en ce w as n ot s peci fi cal l y

l i st ed i n t h e s earch warran t . Id . at * 8 (1 ) (b ).

On cert i orari

, t h e Su p rem e Co u rt o f Geo rg i a o verru led t h e l i n e o f au t h o ri t y o n

wh i ch we h ad rel i ed

, i n cl u d i n g W a l sh v. S t a t e , 2 3 6 G a

. A p p

. 55 8

, 5 6 0 (1 ) (b ) (5 1 2

SE2 d 40 8 ) (1 9 9 9 ), an d McBee v. S t a t e , 2 28 Ga. Ap p

. 1 6

, 2 1 (3 ) (4 9 1 SE2 d 9 7 )

(1 9 9 7), an d co n cl u ded t h a t we h ad “ erred in co n s i d eri n g t he rel ev an ce of ev i d en ceal o n e as ju s t i fy i n g i t s s ei zu re o u t s i de t h e sco p e o f a s earch warran t

, wi t h o ut

co n si d eri n g wh et h er t h e req u i rem en t s o f t h e p l ai n v i ew d oct ri n e hav e b e e n m et .”

Geo rg e v. S t a t e , 3 1 2 Ga. 8 0 1

, 80 7 (8 6 5 SE2 d 1 2 7) (2 0 2 1 ). Th e Su p rem e Co u rt t h en

v acat ed o u r o p in i o n an d rem an ded to t h i s Co urt “ wi t h i n s t ru ct i o n s fo r i t t o v acat e t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er o n Geo rg e’ s m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al an d rem an d t he cas e t o t h e t ri al

co u rt wi t h d i rect i on t o reco ns i der t h e m o t i o n co n s i s t en t wi t h t h e l aw s et fo rt h i n t h i s

o p i n i o n .” Id

. Bas ed o n o u r rev i ew o f G eo r g e v. S t at e , 31 2 Ga. 8 0 1

, w e co n cl u d e t h at

t h e ru l i n g s i n t h at d eci si o n i m p l i cat e o n l y D i v i s i o n 1 (b ) o f o ur o p i n i on i n Geo r g e v.

S t a t e , 3 5 7 Ga. Ap p

. XXIV. Acco rd i n g ly

, we vacat e Di v i s i o n 1 (b ) o f o u r p ri o r

o p i n i o n i n Geo rg e v. S t a t e , 3 5 7 Ga. Ap p

. XXIV, an d ad o p t t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e

Su p rem e Co u rt i n Geo r

g e v. S t a t e , 3 1 2 G a

. 8 0 1

, wi t h res p ect t o t h at d i v i s i o n.

Di v is i o n s 1 (a), 2

, 3

, an d 4 of o u r op i n i o n w ere n o t affect ed b y t h e Su prem e Co urt ’ s

d eci s i o n an d th u s rem ai n i n effect

. See S h a d i x v. Ca r r o l l Co u n ty
, 2 7 4 Ga. 56 0

, 5 6 3

-

5 6 4 (1 ) (5 5 4 S E 2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 1 ). W e al s o v acat e t h e tri al co u rt ’ s ord er d en y i n g

Geo rg e’ s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al an d rem an d wi t h d i rect i o n t h at t h e t ri al co u rt reco n s i d er

t h at m o t i on co ns i s t en t wi t h t he l aw s t at ed i n t h e Su p rem e Co urt ’ s o p i n i on

.

Ju d g men t a f f i r med in p a r t a n d va ca t ed i n pa r t, a n d ca s e r ema n d e d w i th

d i r ect i o n. Di ll a r d

, P. J., a n d Br o wn , J., co n cu r

.

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