>>>>> "Dude" == Dude VanWinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dude> On 01 Dec 2006 08:54:23 -0800, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> wrote: >> >> If there's caselaw in Georgia, that's useful for Georgia, but >> certainly isn't referencable in the 49 other states. Dude> actually, it is. it is called legal precedence It wasn't clear from your posting that you were talking about a federal case. In that case, yes, it's caselaw. However, if it was just Georgia state law, that would *not* create case law for any other state. By the way, "caselaw" and "legal precedent" are the same. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
