Part II · Filings
Rule 22. BRIEFS: ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY. The following applies to all filings
(1) Any enumerated error or subpart of an enumerated error not supported by argument, citations to authority, and citations to the record shall be deemed abandoned. But see Unified Appeal Procedure Rule IV
(B) (2) (governing review in cases in which the death penalty is sought).
(2) Along with the jurisdictional statement and enumeration of errors noted in Rule 19, briefs must contain full and complete citations of authority. Georgia case citations must include the case name, volume, and page number of the official Georgia reporters. Cases not yet reported shall be cited by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals case name, number, and date of decision. Citations to an electronic record should be indicated by volume number of the electronic record and the PDF page number within the volume (Vol. Number – PDF Page Number; for example V1-77). Citations to a paper 25 record should be indicated by volume number and page number of the record or transcript (Vol. Number – Page Number; for example V1-77).