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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 HOWARD SINNOTT (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney James Sinnott from practicing law after his federal criminal conviction, with the suspension to last until his direct appeal is resolved.
In the Matter of Christopher Ryan Breault
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Christopher Ryan Breault for six months after finding he repeatedly disclosed his clients' confidential information and refused to stop representing them after being fired.
In the Matter of Dell Jackson
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Dell Jackson after she abandoned a client on his criminal appeal and never responded to State Bar disciplinary proceedings against her.
Jones v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that police could use a 'geofence' warrant to obtain anonymized Google location data near a Sandy Springs murder scene, upholding the technique against Fourth Amendment challenges.
La Anyane v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County woman's DUI conviction, ruling that Georgia's implied-consent warning does not unconstitutionally coerce drivers into consenting to blood tests.
Love v. McKnight
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that simply violating a traffic law, like following too closely, is not by itself enough evidence of 'bad faith' to let a jury award litigation expenses. The court reversed a Court of Appeals decision that had allowed the claim to go to a jury.
Nesbit v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld David Nesbit Jr.'s murder conviction in a Cobb County gas station shooting, rejecting his claims that his trial lawyer was constitutionally ineffective.
Pindling v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Michael Pindling's second murder conviction for the shooting death of Robert Pett, rejecting his claims that the evidence was unreliable and legally insufficient.
Riley v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Yathomas Riley's murder conviction for killing his wife in front of their infant son, rejecting his self-represented claims about a witness in the courtroom, false evidence, and ineffective counsel.
Ryals v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction in a fatal shooting, rejecting his claims that his trial lawyer's decisions about witnesses, phone records, criminal history evidence, and jury instructions amounted to constitutionally deficient representation.
State v. Green
The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated a man's conviction for attempting to entice a 15-year-old girl into his car, ruling that his earlier sexually suggestive comments to two adult CVS employees that same day were relevant evidence of his intent.
State v. Riley
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a trial judge's decision to grant Brendan Riley a new trial, ruling his lawyer was not ineffective for failing to challenge an ambiguous charging document that mixed indictment and accusation language.
Warbler Investments, LLC v. City of Social Circle
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a lawsuit against a city that initially named individual officials, in violation of a constitutional naming rule, can be fixed by dropping those individuals rather than being thrown out entirely.
POLLARD v. COOPER
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a lower court's ruling in a dispute between the Pollards and Coopers without issuing a written explanation, using a court rule that allows summary affirmances.
Atlantic Games, Inc. v. Georgia Lottery Corporation
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied review of a company's challenge to the Georgia Lottery Corporation's rulemaking power, but a concurring Justice used the order to lay out a detailed case for revisiting a 1990 precedent on legislative delegation.
City of Madison v. Morgan County Hospital Authority
The Supreme Court of Georgia decided not to rule on whether a government's right to ignore local zoning rules on its own property can be passed on to whoever later buys that property, dismissing the case as improvidently granted.
Clark v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a state agency's duty to notify courts when a probationer qualifies for early release is mandatory, but ruled that missing that deadline does not automatically end anyone's probation.
Dias v. Boone
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a custody order granted under the state's Equitable Caregiver Statute, ruling the law cannot be applied to a legal parent's conduct that occurred before the statute took effect in July 2019.
Griffin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County woman's murder conviction, rejecting her claim that her lawyer violated her constitutional rights by shifting the defense strategy at trial without her explicit objection.
Guyton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Douglas County man's malice murder conviction for killing his boyfriend, ruling the evidence showed malice and that his lawyer's failure to object to graphic photos and mentions of his past jail time did not change the trial's outcome.
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