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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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COBB COUNTY v. FLOAM
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a ruling that had struck down Cobb County's attempt to redraw its own commission districts, holding that even though the challengers had standing, they could not seek a declaratory judgment because they showed no uncertainty about their own future conduct.
City of Atlanta v. 400 Edgewood, LLC
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied review of a dispute over a gas station ordered by an Atlanta municipal court to add security cameras and cut its hours, leaving in place a ruling that the court overstepped its power.
Hooks v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Ware County man's felony murder conviction, ruling that circumstantial evidence, including the dying victim naming his shooter's nickname, was enough for the jury to convict.
Huber v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Laurens County man's felony murder conviction for a beating that ended when his companion shot the victim, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence, ineffective counsel, and flawed jury instructions.
POWELL v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the convictions path for two former Glynn County police officials, ruling that their oath-of-office indictment did not actually describe a Brady violation and so could not survive a general demurrer.
Pittman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Haralson County man's murder and arson convictions, ruling that forensic dental evidence and eyewitness testimony were enough to identify the burned skeletal remains as his girlfriend, and that his lawyer-turned-prosecutor did not have to be disqualified.
Platt v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Rodrigues Platt's murder conviction, ruling that late disclosure of hair test results and a recorded police interview did not require a mistrial or new trial given the strong evidence against him.
Sauder v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Frederick Sauder's murder and armed robbery convictions in a White County killing, but vacated one firearm-possession count because it should have merged with another under the state's sentencing rules.
Schmitt v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Fulton County man's malice murder conviction because the trial judge refused to let the jury consider an accident defense, even though there was evidence supporting it.
Sconyers v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a Columbia County man for killing his girlfriend's 23-month-old son, rejecting his challenges to evidence about the child's prior injuries and other trial rulings.
Smith v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's felony murder conviction, ruling that he could not testify to his own PTSD diagnosis and that any error in questioning about a military charge was harmless.
Ward v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Paulding County man's felony murder and related convictions, rejecting his claims that the jury should have heard a voluntary manslaughter option, that his second-shooting conviction was legally inconsistent, and that his lawyer was ineffective.
Henderson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a DeKalb County man who stabbed his 15-year-old sister to death, ruling that evidence of a prior knife assault on another sister was properly admitted and that no voluntary manslaughter instruction was warranted.
In the Matter of Paul Jason York
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected a lawyer's proposed three-year suspension for forging a judge's and prosecutor's signatures, finding it improper to let him resume practicing law while related felony forgery charges remain pending.
Milton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Wilkes County man's murder conviction, ruling that the jury heard enough evidence to find him guilty either as the shooter or as a participant in a fatal beating.
Stroud v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Richard Stroud Jr.'s felony murder and firearm possession convictions in the shooting death of Frederick Cade, finding the evidence was enough to convict him whether as the shooter or as a participant in the fatal confrontation.
Stryker v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Austin Stryker's murder conviction for killing Hannah Bender, rejecting claims about closing argument limits and prosecutor misconduct, but corrected his sentence by merging two counts that should not have been sentenced separately.
Thompson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Hancock County prison inmate's murder conviction, finding the trial evidence sufficient and rejecting claims that improper prosecutor statements or ineffective defense counsel required a new trial.
Victory Media Group, LLC v. Georgia Department of Transportation
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied a billboard company's request for further review of a lost free-speech challenge to Georgia's sign law, but Presiding Justice Peterson wrote separately to flag an unresolved question about whether the law's content rules are unconstitutional.
Durden v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Devin Durden's felony murder conviction in a Columbus taxi driver's killing, finding that a detective's identification testimony and a missing jury instruction did not likely change the trial's outcome, though it vacated his separate armed robbery sentence.
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