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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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Everett v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jerome Everett's felony murder conviction, ruling that a flawed jury instruction on self-defense was harmless because the evidence made it very unlikely jurors thought his shooting of Keith Nelson was justified in the first place.
Hassan v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Muhammad Hassan's murder and gang-activity convictions from a fatal Fulton County drive-by shooting, rejecting claims that hearsay testimony and jury instructions on circumstantial evidence amounted to plain error.
Howard v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Marquavious Howard's felony murder conviction for the 2017 shooting death of Jacorbin King, rejecting arguments about the evidence, a photo identification, and a dismissed juror.
In the Matter of Joel David Myers
The Supreme Court of Georgia granted disbarred attorney Joel David Myers's application for certification of fitness to practice law, allowing him to seek readmission to the State Bar of Georgia.
Richardson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's murder conviction in a fatal drive-by shooting, ruling a detective's testimony about two witnesses did not improperly vouch for their truthfulness and his trial lawyer was not ineffective for not objecting.
Andre Pugh v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Andre Pugh's murder conviction for killing his wife, ruling that the cell phone search warrant used against him was valid and that his lawyers were not ineffective for how they challenged it.
Baker v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Houston County man's murder conviction, ruling that a rap music video showing him waving a handgun should never have been played for the jury three times at his trial.
CRARY v. CLAUTICE
The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed as moot a mother's challenge to Georgia's grandparent visitation law because the trial court had already set aside the visitation order on other grounds, and upheld denials of her contempt and attorney fee requests.
City of Winder v. Barrow County
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that whether county road maintenance mainly benefits unincorporated areas depends on all the surrounding facts, not a single rule, and that a special dispute process under the Service Delivery Strategy Act cannot be used to decide whether a city's water rates are an illegal tax.
In the Matter of Andrea Jo Anne David-Vega
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred an attorney who abandoned a longtime client's injury case, then fabricated emails and text messages to cover up missing a legal deadline, rejecting her request for a shorter suspension.
In the Matter of Shaquandra A. Woods
The Supreme Court of Georgia agreed to suspend Savannah-area attorney Shaquandra A. Woods from practicing law while she appeals a federal wire fraud conviction, granting her own request for a voluntary suspension.
Jennings v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Savanna Jennings's murder conviction for helping orchestrate the killing of her grandfather, rejecting her claims about improper evidence and ineffective defense lawyering.
Madera v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a Cobb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that video evidence was improperly admitted, a witness statement lacked foundation, and his trial lawyer was ineffective.
McCullum v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Samuel Earl McCullum's convictions for the 1998 rape and murder of Monica Blackwell and the 1999 rape of another woman, rejecting his arguments that the evidence was insufficient and that pretrial delay and joinder violated his rights.
McKinney v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that prosecutors do not need to prove a defendant's other crimes were meant to help a gang before those crimes can be used as evidence in gang prosecutions under Rule 418, but such evidence can still be blocked under other fairness rules.
Palmer v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Willie Williams Palmer's murder convictions from his fourth trial, rejecting his claims that his speedy trial rights were violated and that the trial court wrongly excluded evidence pointing to other possible suspects.
Sinkfield v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a Fulton County man's felony murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the evidence was insufficient, that his police interview should have been suppressed, and that his trial lawyer's mistakes required a new trial.
State v. LEDBETTER (And Vice Versa)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial court's order barring prosecutors from using information a man's own attorney improperly gave police, while separately affirming that cell phone search warrants used in two Atlanta murder investigations were backed by probable cause.
Blash v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Demarcus Blash's murder convictions for the killings of a Dodge County couple during a home invasion, but ordered two of his sentences erased because they should have been merged into other convictions.
Floyd v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Newton County man's felony murder conviction because his trial lawyer failed to tell jurors that Georgia law lets a felon use a gun in self-defense, even though he is barred from possessing one.
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