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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 Stephen Earl Whitted
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Stephen Earl Whitted from practicing law in Georgia, mirroring an indefinite suspension imposed by Maryland's high court over years of frivolous lawsuits against his ex-wife.
In the Matter of Terri Sharonda Herron
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended a family law attorney for 12 months after finding she repeatedly failed to communicate with clients, missed deadlines, and delayed refunding unearned fees in four divorce and custody cases.
In the Matter of Timothy Michael Orange
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an Atlanta-area attorney's request to give up his law license after he pleaded guilty to felony theft, a resolution equivalent to disbarment.
Johnson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Burke County man's 2000 murder and robbery convictions, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence, ineffective counsel, and prosecutorial misconduct, despite a decades-long delay in resolving his post-trial motions.
Kennedy v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Malik Kennedy's malice murder conviction in the death of a two-year-old, ruling the evidence was sufficient and that any error in admitting cell phone evidence was harmless.
Kitchens v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a Bibb County man's murder conviction after finding no constitutional speedy trial violation, sufficient evidence of gang crimes, no discovery violation, and no ineffective assistance by his trial lawyer.
Lartery v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's malice murder conviction, rejecting his arguments that jurors should have been given a voluntary manslaughter option and that expert testimony on domestic violence should have been kept out.
NEELY v. PARSELL
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a trial court order resolving property title claims became a final, appealable judgment once the opposing side voluntarily dismissed its remaining counterclaims, restoring a Decatur woman's appeal that the Court of Appeals had thrown out as untimely.
Orsborn, Warden v. Long
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Hart County habeas court's decision that had thrown out Patricia Warrington Long's vehicular homicide guilty plea, ruling she never showed she would have gone to trial instead of pleading guilty.
Reynolds v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, ruling that any limits placed on his insanity-defense expert's testimony were harmless because she testified to the same ideas anyway.
Williams v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Michael Shareef Williams's murder conviction, rejecting his claims about a missing jury instruction and his trial lawyer's performance.
Bio-Lab, Inc. et al. v. Tartt et al.
The Supreme Court of Georgia answered certified questions from a federal court about whether people exposed to toxic chemicals from a Rockdale County chemical plant fire can seek a medical-monitoring injunction without proving they are currently sick, but it declined to resolve that specific issue for this case.
Brittain v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Wilkes County man's murder conviction for killing his ex-wife, ruling that a prospective juror's brief guilty comment didn't taint the jury and that a 911 recording was properly admitted at trial.
Collins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Nicholas Collins's malice murder conviction for shooting Larvondrick Wright, rejecting challenges to the evidence, the admission of prior domestic violence testimony, denial of mistrial motions, and his trial lawyer's performance.
Greene v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Sumter County man's felony murder conviction, finding the evidence was enough for the jury to reject his self-defense claim and that his trial lawyer was not constitutionally deficient.
Barker v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Haralson County man's murder and armed robbery convictions, ruling that jurors were entitled to reject his claim that he shot the victim in self-defense.
Hensley v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Columbus man's murder conviction, ruling that a last-minute expert report did not require a trial delay and that his lawyer's trial strategy was not constitutionally deficient.
In the Matter of Fiame Michelle Simpson
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended an Atlanta-area lawyer for three years, rather than disbarring her, after she misused her client trust account and tried to hide the misconduct by submitting altered bank records to the State Bar.
McNeil v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Prentice McNeil's malice murder conviction for the 2007 shooting death of Christopher Copeland, rejecting his claims about evidence rulings, jury instructions, and his trial lawyer's performance.
Milton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Peggy Milton's felony murder conviction in the shooting death of her boyfriend, ruling that jurors were entitled to reject her claims of accidental firing and self-defense.
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