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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 Susan Michele Brown
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected a petition by attorney Susan Brown to accept discipline for her conduct as a trust administrator, ruling that the ethics rules she supposedly violated do not reach a lawyer acting purely as a fiduciary outside the practice of law.
Tavarez v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction for shooting a man during a drug deal gone wrong, finding his lawyer's failure to object to certain testimony did not affect the trial's outcome and that he never properly objected to being shackled.
Massey v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a Crisp County gun possession case back to the trial court so it could reconsider its ruling in light of a new U.S. Supreme Court Second Amendment decision, over the objection of four dissenting Justices.
White v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Erica White's murder and RICO convictions for the codeine poisoning death of her disabled two-year-old son, rejecting claims about improper evidence, severance, indictment defects, ineffective counsel, and withheld evidence.
Inquiry Concerning Judge Christina Peterson
The Supreme Court of Georgia removed Douglas County Probate Court Judge Christina Peterson from office, finding she committed willful misconduct including denying a woman due process in a criminal contempt case and lying to investigators.
DUNSTON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the felony murder convictions of Dallas McCabe and Akhemu Dunston, who drove and planned a robbery of a marijuana buyer that ended with a co-defendant shooting him during a getaway.
Eleby v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Lamar County man's murder-related convictions from a deadly home invasion, but ordered his armed robbery and conspiracy convictions vacated because they should have merged into other convictions.
Ford v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld William Ford's murder and armed robbery convictions for killing Travron Gill during a drug deal, rejecting his claims about insufficient evidence, a surprise forensic witness, and unauthenticated cell phone records.
HOSTETLER v. THE STATE
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a woman convicted of misdemeanor DUI can still pursue her habeas corpus challenge even after finishing her sentence, because a future DUI conviction could carry an enhanced penalty due to this conviction.
Harmon v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Shanadore Harmon's murder conviction for fatally shooting Brittany Trantham during an argument with Jermaz Lawson, rejecting his claims of insufficient evidence and ineffective legal counsel.
Head v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clarke County man's murder conviction, ruling that even if reading a firearms expert's old testimony into the record violated his right to confront witnesses, the mistake was harmless given overwhelming evidence he intentionally shot the victim.
Hill v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Newton County man's malice murder conviction for strangling his girlfriend, rejecting his challenges to the evidence, the trial court's handling of mistrial motions and jury selection, and his lawyer's performance.
In Re: Formal Advisory Opinion No. 22-1
The Supreme Court of Georgia approved a State Bar advisory opinion allowing out-of-state lawyers who live in Georgia to work remotely for out-of-state clients, as long as they don't claim to be licensed in Georgia and keep their Georgia location low-profile.
In the Matter of Diana Y. McDonald
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred a solo practitioner who lied to a client's counterparty and to the State Bar about $4 million held in her trust account while secretly spending much of it herself.
In the Matter of Emily C. Williams
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Emily C. Williams from practicing law for 91 days after she was disciplined in Florida for neglecting clients and other misconduct, matching the punishment Florida had already imposed.
OMSTEAD v. BPG INSPECTION, LLC
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a home inspection company's contract clause barring lawsuits more than one year after an inspection is enforceable, even against a wrongful death claim that arose after the year ran out.
Starship Enterprises of Atlanta, Inc. v. Gwinnett County
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a 2020 constitutional waiver of sovereign immunity did cover an adult-store owner's lawsuit against Gwinnett County, but threw out the suit anyway because the store had already lost the same fight in an earlier case.
State v. LOPEZ-CARDONA
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent back a Gwinnett County judge's rulings suppressing two murder suspects' police statements, finding the judge's fact-findings were too thin to review whether the men understood and waived their Miranda rights.
Tatum v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that courts applying the independent source doctrine must decide whether police decided to seek a search warrant because of an earlier illegal search, not just whether the warrant application had enough evidence on its own.
Allen v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a man's murder conviction for beating his cousin to death, ruling the trial judge should have let the jury consider whether he acted from a sudden passion after discovering his fiancée's suspected affair.
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