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Opinions of the Supreme Court of Georgia filed from 2020-01-13 through 2026-10-14: 1,778 opinions. Each opinion has its full text and a plain-language summary. Browse by year and case type, or search by case name.
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Dixon v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Brandi Dixon's felony murder conviction in the stabbing death of Ebony Smith, rejecting her claims that the evidence was insufficient, her lawyer was ineffective, and trial errors required reversal.
Edwards v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Jalon Dante Edwards's murder conviction for the shooting death of DeCoby Barlow outside a Henry County nightclub, rejecting challenges to jury instructions, the joint trial with co-defendants, and his lawyer's performance.
Frison v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Xaiver Frison's murder conviction, ruling that surveillance video contradicting his and his sister's claim that the victim had a gun let the jury reject his self-defense argument.
In the Matter of Je'nita Lane
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an attorney's voluntary surrender of her law license, effectively disbarring her, after she admitted mishandling client trust funds in two cases involving overdrawn accounts and an unpaid Medicaid lien.
Johnson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's malice murder conviction, ruling the evidence showed he was a knowing participant in a violent confrontation even though his co-defendant fired the fatal shot.
Lee v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Kevin Lee's murder conviction for killing his wife Ann Berry in 1991, whose remains were not found until 2011, rejecting challenges to the evidence, a hearsay ruling, a juror swap, and his lawyers' performance.
Lewis v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld George Michael Lewis's murder conviction for shooting Kendra Weathers, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, that a prior fraud offense was wrongly used against him, and that his trial lawyer was ineffective.
Montgomery v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Carroll County man's felony murder conviction, rejecting his argument that acquittal on malice murder made a guilty verdict on felony murder illogical or that the jury instructions were flawed.
Montgomery v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Christie Montgomery's murder conviction for the shooting death of Justice Jackson, ruling that an eyewitness account of the shooting was enough direct evidence to support the verdict.
Moss v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Hall County man's conviction for murdering his grandfather and setting the man's house on fire, finding the circumstantial evidence sufficient and ruling text messages were properly admitted at trial.
Norwood v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Walton County man's murder conviction and five child cruelty convictions, ruling the evidence was enough to show he caused the children severe fear even though he claimed he did not know they were present.
Saunders v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Liberty County man's malice murder conviction, rejecting claims that his trial lawyer was constitutionally deficient and that the trial judge should have granted a new trial based on the weight of the evidence.
State v. PHILLIPS
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a felony charge of violating a police officer's oath of office can support a felony murder charge if the circumstances created a foreseeable risk of death, reversing a trial judge who dismissed that count.
Venticinque v. Lair
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a custody dispute between a mother and her former partner back to the trial court, ruling that the judge wrongly required the mother to prove her child would be harmed rather than requiring the former partner to prove it.
Westbrook v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Chatham County woman's murder conviction for stabbing a man to death, ruling that even if the trial judge should have added more detail to the self-defense instructions, the omission did not affect the verdict.
State v. Greathouse
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Georgia statute requires a hearing or an admission of guilt before a judge can revoke someone's probation, even if the probationer signed a form waiving that hearing in advance for future violations.
Taylor v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Antonio Taylor's malice murder conviction for killing his girlfriend Aisha Dixon, rejecting his challenges to the evidence, venue, Georgia's venue statute, and his life-without-parole sentence.
Asmelash v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Abel Asmelash's murder conviction in the shooting death of Travis Ridley, ruling that the trial judge's refusal to replay surveillance video for the jury and defense counsel's failure to call an alibi witness did not undermine the fairness of the trial.
Collins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Cherokee County man's murder conviction, ruling that he abandoned his only argument on appeal by failing to explain why the evidence against him was insufficient.
Davis v. Coleman, Warden
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied a habeas petitioner's request to reconsider the dismissal of his appeal, holding that a trial court's order is entered when it is filed and stamped by the clerk, not when an electronic filing service receives it.
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