Georgia CommonsCourt opinions
Georgia Supreme Court decisions with plain-language summaries. Browse by year and case type, or search by case name.
PONDER v. DAVIS
The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed a losing Court of Appeals candidate's challenge to her opponent's residency, ruling she and a fellow challenger waited too long and never sought to stop the election while the dispute was pending.
Peterson v. Vie
The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed a Douglas County probate judge candidate's appeal challenging her opponent's residency qualifications, ruling she failed to move quickly enough to resolve the dispute before the primary election.
Scott v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Cobb County man's murder conviction, ruling that circumstantial evidence, including matching shell casings and eyewitness descriptions, was enough for the jury to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Sharkey v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clayton County man's murder and armed robbery convictions, finding overwhelming evidence of guilt and ruling that excluding a young child's inconsistent photo identification was harmless.
Sumrall v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a DeKalb County man's decades-late request for retroactive first-offender treatment, ruling he never got the prosecutor's required consent before filing and that the law does not violate his constitutional rights.
TRENT SPECKHALS v. GOLF & TENNIS PRO SHOP, INC.
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied a request to review a contract dispute over stock purchase warrants, but Justice Warren wrote separately to flag concerns about how a trial court read Georgia's three-day mail and e-mail response rule.
Troutman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's malice murder conviction for stabbing his former friend to death, finding the evidence sufficient and rejecting claims that his trial lawyer's mistakes cost him a fair trial.
Weston v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Morgan County man's malice murder conviction, ruling that circumstantial evidence including matching shell casings, threats, and flight to Kansas was enough to support the jury's verdict.
Wood v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Tabitha Wood's murder conviction, ruling that the trial judge properly excluded witness testimony about her fiancé's violence toward other women even though Wood claimed self-defense.
In the Matter of Michael Frederick Greene
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Michael Frederick Greene after he abandoned three clients, missed court hearings, and failed to respond to State Bar disciplinary proceedings.
In the Matter of Walter Douglas Adams
The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated attorney Walter Douglas Adams to practice law after finding he had satisfied the conditions the court had previously set for his return to the bar.
In the Matter of Walter Douglas Adams
The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated attorney Walter Douglas Adams to practice law after finding he had satisfied the conditions the court had previously set for his return to the State Bar.
In THE MATTER OF ESTON WILLIAM HOOD, JR. (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Eston William Hood, Jr. for two years, rejecting a recommended one-year suspension as too lenient given his admitted false statements to opposing counsel, courtroom staff, and the State Bar itself.
In the Matter of Austin O. Jones
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted attorney Austin O. Jones's petition to voluntarily surrender his law license after he pleaded guilty to two federal felony charges of possession of child pornography, a step treated the same as disbarment.
In the Matter of Christian Aaron Coomer
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a two-year law license suspension for Christian Aaron Coomer, a former Court of Appeals judge, over conflicts of interest and financial dealings with an elderly client.
Manuel Garcia v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed as improvidently granted an appeal over whether a Georgia forfeiture law's publication-only notice violates due process, because the record showed the property owner had also been served by certified mail.
Gude v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld DeRon Gude's felony murder conviction, ruling that a flawed jury instruction on aggravated assault was not likely to have changed the trial's outcome under the plain error test.
In the Matter of David Carleton Head
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred Atlanta lawyer David Carleton Head after he was convicted of misdemeanor theft by conversion for taking title to an ambulance belonging to an elderly, vulnerable client.
In the Matter of Jeffrey Jackson
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected an attorney's request to resolve eight client abandonment complaints with only a reprimand, finding too many unanswered questions about the harm he may have caused clients.
In the Matter of John Carl Huber
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney John Carl Huber by accepting his voluntary surrender of license, backdated to May 12, 2021, after his felony convictions for aggravated assault, burglary, and other crimes.