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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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Marrow v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a Chatham County man's convictions for killing three people, rejecting his claims that the trial judge should have instructed the jury on voluntary manslaughter and that his lawyers were ineffective.
Payne v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, ruling that a witness's photo lineup identification was properly admitted and that a flawed closing argument by the prosecutor did not require a new trial.
Richardson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's malice murder conviction, rejecting his arguments that the evidence was too weak and that a recorded witness statement should not have been played for the jury.
Scott v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Lee County man's murder conviction for killing his wife, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer should have investigated an insanity defense.
WILLIAMS v. REGENCY HOSPITAL COMPANY, LLC
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a law that does not pause the two-year deadline for medical malpractice lawsuits filed on behalf of mentally incompetent patients, even though the deadline is paused in other kinds of civil cases.
Walton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Washington County man's felony murder and armed robbery convictions, rejecting his claims that evidence was wrongly admitted and that his trial lawyer was ineffective.
Woods v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Bibb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his lawyer improperly advised him not to testify after the judge initially refused a voluntary manslaughter jury instruction.
Fripp v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jeremiah Fripp's murder conviction in a Laurens County shooting, rejecting his claims that the evidence was insufficient, his lawyer was ineffective, and a jury instruction on coercion was misleading.
Henderson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the trial judge should have instructed jurors on voluntary manslaughter and that his lawyer was ineffective.
In THE MATTER OF DOMINIQUE MARC HENRI LEMOINE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred a lawyer who took client and third-party escrow money for personal use and to pay off other clients, rejecting his claims that his mental state warranted only a suspension.
In the Matter of Kathleen Strang
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Kathleen Strang after she abandoned four indigent clients in criminal cases and failed to respond to the State Bar's investigation, following her default in the disciplinary proceedings.
In the Matter of William Keith McGowan
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney William Keith McGowan for taking a client's $30,000 personal injury settlement for himself and lying to her and the State Bar about why he never paid her.
Ivory v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Larry Ivory's convictions for murder and armed robbery, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, that a co-defendant's out-of-court statement was improperly used against him, and that he should have been tried separately.
Johns v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld George Sharrod Johns's malice murder conviction in the stabbing death of Jason Cason Jr., rejecting challenges to the evidence, autopsy photographs, and testimony from a medical examiner who did not perform the autopsy.
P&J Beverage Corporation v. the Bottle Shop, LLC
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a business seeking damages for 'abusive litigation' must send a notice that not only names the lawsuit at issue but also says it believes that lawsuit was abusive litigation. An email that only warned of a separate wrongful injunction claim did not count.
Reynolds v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jeremy Reynolds's malice murder conviction for the 2008 shooting death of Barry Bullard, finding eyewitness testimony and other evidence more than enough for a jury to convict him.
Rhodes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Addonis Rhodes's murder conviction in a Bibb County gang-related killing, rejecting his challenges to a Facebook post used as evidence and his claims that his trial lawyer was ineffective.
Robinson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Kenneth Robinson's murder and related convictions from a 2008 gang killing in Fulton County, rejecting his claims that his lawyer botched a plea deal and that his sentencing was unconstitutional.
Robinson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's decision to plead guilty to felony murder despite his claim he had a seizure an hour before the plea hearing, but it corrected a sentencing error on a related count.
Rouse v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Houston County man's felony murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, his lawyer was ineffective, and the trial court wrongly allowed testimony about a prior drug dispute.
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