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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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In the Matter of James A. Satcher Jr.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ordered a six-month suspension for an attorney whose mishandling of a medical malpractice case caused his clients to permanently lose their claim, rejecting a lighter three-month recommendation.
Martin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the dismissal of a man's bid for a late appeal of his 2018 guilty plea to malice murder, finding the strict filing deadlines in Georgia's out-of-time appeal statute had already passed.
Reynolds v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Charles Reynolds's murder conviction for stabbing Kenya Living, rejecting claims that improper testimony and ineffective defense lawyering undermined his self-defense argument.
Gamble v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Tamieka Gamble's murder conviction, ruling she failed to explain why the evidence against her was insufficient or how the State failed to disprove her claim that she acted under coercion.
Lowe v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, rejecting claims that his trial lawyer was constitutionally ineffective for not objecting to testimony and argument about his silence after arrest and other trial strategy choices.
Cravens v. Slaughter et al.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a driver seeking to settle an uninsured motorist claim with his own insurer does not first have to fully resolve his claim against the at-fault driver's insurer, reversing a key part of the Court of Appeals' reasoning.
Inquiry Concerning Judge Shermela J. Williams
The Supreme Court of Georgia found that former Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela J. Williams committed serious judicial misconduct that would have warranted removal, but ruled it cannot remove her because she resigned before the case was decided.
Walker v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Richmond County teenager's murder conviction, ruling that a police gang expert's testimony and evidence of his prior Facebook activity were properly admitted at trial.
Ware v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, ruling that any error in admitting evidence of a prior shooting was harmless and that his trial lawyer's decision to keep a juror who had done outside research was a reasonable strategic choice.
Wilson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Richmond County man's murder conviction but sent his case back because the trial judge should have let another judge decide whether he had improperly coached the prosecution.
Uber Technologies (ga), Inc. et al. v. Jane Doe #1, on Behalf of Jane Doe #14, a Minor
The Supreme Court of Georgia declined to review Uber's bid to block a deposition of its CEO in a personal injury case, because Uber never obtained the certificate needed to appeal the trial court's ruling.
Hicks v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Ryan Hicks's felony murder conviction for a fatal high-speed police chase, ruling that keeping the state trooper's written pursuit policy from the jury and admitting his felony probation status were not reversible errors.
Conner v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Columbia County man's request to file a late appeal in his murder case was filed years too late, even though prosecutors had agreed to it, so the trial court had no power to approve it.
Ash v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Richard Ash's murder conviction, ruling that cell phone location data and other evidence sufficiently backed up an accomplice's testimony and that Ash's silence at his first trial's mistrial waived any double jeopardy challenge to his retrial.
State v. Downing
The Supreme Court of Georgia vacated an order granting a new trial to a man convicted of murder, ruling that the trial court skipped a required step before deciding the murder weapon should have been thrown out as evidence.
Blackmon v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Jimmy Brian Blackmon's murder conviction for killing his wife, rejecting his claims that his trial lawyers were constitutionally ineffective for not objecting to police testimony and for not investigating a poisoning defense.
Green v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clayton County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that hearsay evidence, missing jury instructions, and an unauthenticated video required a new trial.
Grace v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the evidence left room for an unknown shooter and that his trial lawyer botched the defense.
Blue 42 Organics, LLC v. Georgia Department of Public Safety
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the state cannot avoid paying for damaged private property just by saying it was using its general 'police power,' reversing a ruling that let a drug interdiction operation escape compensation.
In the Matter of Charles Edward Gallagher
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred Florida-based attorney Charles Edward Gallagher after he pleaded guilty to petit theft for robbing a bank teller of $509, finding the misdemeanor involved moral turpitude tied to his fitness to practice law.
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