Dempsey v. Kaminski Jewelry, Inc.

I respectfully dissent from Division 1 (a) (ii) and thus from the judgment reached by the majority. In that division, the majority addresses whether compelling the Dempseys to produce certain financial documents to Kaminski Jewelry, Inc. violates the Dempseys’ federal and state constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. Georgia precedent, not addressed by the majority, clearly establishes that forcing a party to produce documents can violate the privilege against self-incrimination embedded in the Georgia Constitution. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XVI; OCGA § 24-9-27…