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arg u es t h at t h e Su p r e m e C o u rt ’ s recen t d eci s i o n i n W i l l i a ms v. S t a t e , 2 9 6 Ga. 8 1 7

(7 7 1 SE2 d 3 7 3 ) (2 0 1 5 ), affi rm ed h i s co n s t i t u t i o nal ri g h t t o refu s e ch em i cal t es t i n g,

an d t h at ad m it t i n g ev i d en ce o f h i s r e fu s al wo u l d v i o l at e h i s Fo u rt h an d Fi ft h

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wo u l d n o t v i o l at e h i s co n s t it u t i o n al ri g h t s

. Th e Su p rem e Co u rt “ h as ex cl u s i v e j u ri s d i ct i o n o v er al l cas e s i nv o l v i n g

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an d t he t ri al co u rt sp eci fi cal l y reject ed h i s co n st i tu t i o n al it y arg u m en t s , i t ap pears t h at
ju ri s d i ct i o n m ay l i e i n t h e Su p rem e Co u rt

. As t h e S u p r e m e Co urt h as t h e u l t i m at e

res p o n s i b i l i t y fo r d et erm i n i ng ap p el l at e ju ri s d i ct i on , s ee S a xt o n v. Co as t a l Di a l

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