Ed Morrissey

It's an interesting development, but not really a "brutal ruling," as Steffen suggests. McAfee hasn't made any ruling at all on the merits of these arguments, which he denied in the normal motions process. In Georgia, parties have to get permission to appeal such rulings before the end of the trial, although it seems a little pro forma as McAfee uses the process. All this does is allow Floyd to appeal now rather than at the end of the trial. 

This argument seems pretty weak, though, as Georgia considers DAs to be 'state constitutional officers.' I don't think jurisdiction is going to be an issue with the appellate court, but it probably doesn't hurt to run out every ground ball either.