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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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Green v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's guilty plea to murder, overruling two decades of its own decisions that required automatic reversal whenever a judge failed to specifically recite all three rights described in Boykin v. Alabama.
In THE MATTER OF DEIRDRE MARIA STEPHENS (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ordered the disbarment of attorney Deirdre Maria Stephens, rejecting a lighter six-month suspension recommendation after finding she repeatedly lied to a trial court about the location of $80,000 in client funds.
In the Matter of Cheryl Joyce Braziel
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended a Georgia lawyer for two years after she failed to pay off a hospital lien and a child support lien from a client's personal injury settlement and misled state officials about the settlement.
KIRKLAND v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder convictions of Mark Kirkland and Kendrick Ogletree for setting fire to a Fulton County house, killing two people, rejecting claims about a suggestive photo lineup, ineffective counsel, and improper evidence.
Lopez v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Belinda Lopez's malice murder conviction in the shooting death of her husband, finding the evidence sufficient and rejecting her claims that her trial lawyer was ineffective.
Premier Pediatric Providers, LLC v. Kennesaw Pediatrics, P.C
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a trial judge did not abuse his discretion when he refused to dismiss an appeal over a late-filed hearing transcript, reversing the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Reyes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a 15-year sentence for a man convicted of killing a driver while drunk, ruling that a trial court may consider a defendant's immigration status and likely deportation in deciding whether to allow probation.
VANTAGE CANCER CENTERS OF GEORGIA, LLC v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH (Three Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that when the state health commissioner reviews a hearing officer's factual findings in certificate-of-need cases, he must defer to those findings unless they lack 'competent substantial evidence,' a standard that does not let him reweigh evidence or judge witness credibility.
WOODS v. BARNES (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Fannin County teachers cannot use the state's Impairment Clause to challenge the loss of job protections that came when their school system converted to a charter system, because those protections had already been limited by a 1993 law long before the conversion.
FIRST CENTER, INC. v. COBB COUNTY
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the dismissal of a wall-height dispute against Cobb County and two officials, ruling that suing a county officer by name alongside the county violates the state constitution's sovereign immunity rule.
Harper v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Terry Harper's murder convictions from a 2003 Fulton County bar shooting, rejecting his claims about a nearly 19-year appeal delay, a mistrial denial, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
Holmes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the convictions of a Cobb County man found guilty but mentally ill of killing his toddler son and abusing his stepdaughter, rejecting his challenges to a psychiatrist's recorded interview and a missing jury instruction.
In THE MATTER OF TIMOTHY ORMAN MCCALEP (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Timothy Orman McCalep after finding he repeatedly abandoned clients in criminal and divorce cases, kept their fees, and let unlicensed staff mishandle their cases.
In the Matter of Coulter Clauzell Henry, Jr
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a Georgia attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed a public reprimand after he falsely told a patent client that his application had been filed when it had not.
JACKSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the murder-related convictions of brothers Dedric Jackson and Dimitrius Castle for a fatal shooting at a Cartersville birthday party, rejecting claims of ineffective trial counsel and other trial errors.
KENNESTONE HOSPITAL, INC. v. EMORY UNIVERSITY
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a certificate of need to operate a general acute care hospital is a private right, not a public one, because it lets an individual owner use property in a specific way.
Lee v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed David Wallace Lee's malice murder convictions for killing his ex-girlfriend Meghan Bowen and James Harden, rejecting challenges to the evidence, trial rulings, and his trial lawyer's performance.
Morrell v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Chatham County man's murder conviction for fatally shooting a bystander during a fight, rejecting his claims that the evidence was insufficient and that gaps in trial transcripts denied him a fair appeal.
Payne v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the felony murder conviction of a Bartow County man in the death of his girlfriend's one-year-old daughter, rejecting challenges to the evidence, evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, and his lawyer's trial strategy.
Rashad v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a Floyd County man for killing his girlfriend's two-year-old son, finding the evidence was strong enough for the jury and that his trial lawyer's choices were not constitutionally deficient.
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