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Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 22, http://www.gasupreme.us/rules/#22.
Rule 22. BRIEFS: ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY.
Any enumerated error not supported by argument or citation of authority in the brief shall be
deemed abandoned. All citations of authority must be full and complete. Georgia citations
must include the volume and page number of the official Georgia reporters (Harrison, Darby
or Lexis). Cases not yet reported shall be cited by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals
case number and date of decision. The enumeration of errors shall be deemed to include and
present for review all judgments necessary for a determination of the errors specified.
Ga. Ct. App. R. 24(c), http://www.gaappeals.us/rules2/rules.php?name=BRIEFS.
Rule 24. Preparation.
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(d) Citations. All citations of cases shall be by name of the case as well as by volume, page
and year of the Official Report. Cases not yet reported shall be cited by the Court of Appeals
or Supreme Court case number and date of decision.
Hawaii: Supreme Court citation practice | Citation rule(s)
Examples from State v. Kotis, 91 Haw. 319, 984 P.2d 78 (1999)
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On September 10, 1992, Kotis was indicted for (1) murder in the second degree, in violation
of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5(1) (1993), (2) kidnapping, in violation of
HRS § 707-720(1)(e) (1993), and (3) terroristic threatening in the first degree, in violation of
HRS § 707-716(1)(d) (1993). The charges arose from an incident that occurred on or about
September 7, 1992, in which Kotis allegedly threatened his wife, Lynne Kotis, and her
companion, Gregory Wittman, with a knife, restrained Lynne with intent to terrorize her, and
caused Lynne's death while in possession of a firearm.
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The Department of Health appears to have arrived at the same conclusion, as demonstrated by
HAR § 11-175-45 (1988), the rule promulgated to enforce HRS § 334E-2. That rule provides
in relevant part . . . .
Because Kotis was involuntarily hospitalized by order of the circuit court, HAR § 11-175-
45(b)(3) applies to his case and authorizes the director's motion for an order of involuntary
medication. Administrative rules, like statutes, have the force and effect of law. State v. Kirn,