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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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NELSON v. STRICKLAND
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a trial court order that had voided a Waycross city commission election, ruling that the 2011 voting district map the challenger relied on never legally took effect.
Pierce v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial court order restricting Jason Pierce's civil filings, ruling that Pierce never actually asked the trial court to lift those restrictions before appealing.
Reddick v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Grady County man's felony murder conviction for shooting a man outside his home, ruling the evidence let the jury reject his self-defense and defense-of-habitation claims.
Ryan v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder convictions of two men who shot at a car in Fulton County, rejecting claims that their trial lawyers were ineffective for how they handled a key witness's silence and other evidence.
Singleton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, ruling the trial court properly allowed a witness's photo lineup identification even though months passed before police showed him the defendant's picture.
WALTON ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Nestle Purina could switch its electric provider for its Hartwell pet food plant, holding that a facility can be legally 'dismantled' even without total demolition.
WHITE v. CITY OF MABLETON
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the state law that created the City of Mableton, ruling that including community improvement districts in the same bill did not violate Georgia's rule against mixing unrelated subjects in one law.
Wasserman v. Franklin County
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the federal legal theory of 'third-party standing,' which lets someone sue by asserting another person's rights, does not exist under Georgia's Constitution. A landowner could not sue over a neighbor's alleged mistreatment without asserting her own rights.
Wilson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Shamar Wilson's convictions for felony murder, armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery, ruling that a jury could reasonably conclude he tried to rob a second victim who was present during a marijuana deal shooting.
Bennett v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Hall County man's murder conviction for shooting an elderly man during an attempted robbery outside a pharmacy, rejecting challenges to the evidence and jury instructions.
COOK-ROSE v. WAFFLE HOUSE INC.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a lawsuit's plaintiffs could immediately appeal an attorneys' fees award without first getting a trial court's permission, because refiling their case as a new lawsuit did not keep the old, dismissed case pending.
Edwards-Tuggle v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction, rejecting claims that the judge's scheduling remarks pressured the jury and that his lawyer's trial strategy amounted to ineffective assistance.
In the Matter of Wendy R. Barnes
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Wendy R. Barnes after she pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and felony aggravated battery for injuring an arresting officer.
Parker v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Stefan Parker's murder conviction, finding the jury was entitled to reject his self-defense claim and that no trial error or ineffective assistance required a new trial.
State v. TRIPP (And Vice Versa)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that most of Leon Tripp's statements to Richmond County investigators about his stepdaughter's disappearance can be used at his murder trial, but excluded statements made after his lawyer told police he had nothing more to say.
Tanner v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the dismissal of a man's 2024 request to withdraw his 2017 guilty pleas to murdering his wife, ruling the request came far too late for any court to consider it.
Taylor v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the dismissal of a man's decades-later bid for a new trial in his 1999 murder case, ruling that constitutional claims like his must be raised through habeas corpus, not an extraordinary motion for new trial.
Williams v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Coffee County woman's murder conviction, ruling the judge was not biased, the jury was properly instructed, and her lawyer's trial strategy did not amount to ineffective assistance.
HOLLIS v. CITY OF LAGRANGE
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a constitutional limit on the legislature's power over municipal utility rates does not stop courts from reviewing lawsuits claiming those rates are actually illegal taxes.
Hayes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Douglasville man's murder conviction, ruling that guns found in his home were properly used as evidence even though he had not been read his Miranda rights before telling police where they were.
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