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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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SILLAH v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia largely upheld the murder convictions of Darnell Sillah and Andrew Murray for killing a Gwinnett County teenager, but ruled that two of Sillah's conspiracy convictions should have merged into the completed crimes.
State v. Arroyo
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the state could not appeal a trial judge's decision to suppress cocaine evidence because the judge did not rule on the suppression motion until after the trial had already started.
Williams v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's felony murder conviction, ruling that neither the cell phone location warrant used against him nor the jury instructions given at trial amounted to plain error.
Camden County v. Sweatt et al
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Camden County electors could force a referendum to repeal the county's resolutions approving a rocket launch facility land deal, upholding the probate judge's decision to call the election.
Wilson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Antonio Wilson's felony murder conviction, ruling that a marijuana purchase gone wrong was a legally sufficient basis for the murder charge and that the trial court handled the evidence and jury instructions correctly.
CAZIER v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
The Supreme Court of Georgia denied further review of a long-running dispute between Georgia Power customers and the utility over how certain revenue terms in a rate order should be interpreted, letting the Court of Appeals' ruling stand.
Clark v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld William Clark's felony murder conviction, finding the evidence and jury instructions sufficient and clarifying that trial courts weighing a juvenile's Miranda waiver must consider all circumstances rather than a fixed nine-factor checklist.
GAY v. JACKSON, JUDGE
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a driver challenging pretrial restrictions on his license through a habeas corpus petition jumped the gun, because his speeding case was still pending and ordinary court remedies remained open to him.
Hightower v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Fulton County judge acted within his authority when he declared a mistrial in a murder trial due to a COVID-19 judicial emergency, so the defendant can be retried without violating double jeopardy protections.
In the Matter of Ashutosh S. Joshi
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected an attorney's proposed six-month suspension because his plea admitted only a minor rule violation while leaving unaddressed far more serious allegations that he lied to jail staff and improperly met with a represented witness.
In the Matter of Candice Valerie Blain
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Candice Valerie Blain after she abandoned a client's civil case, causing it to be dismissed, and then failed to respond to State Bar disciplinary proceedings.
In the Matter of Chandra McNeil Norton
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred Chandra McNeil Norton after she pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program of nearly $8 million and failed to report her conviction to the State Bar.
In the Matter of Debra Kaye Scott
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Debra Kaye Scott from practicing law after she repeatedly failed to show up to receive a disciplinary reprimand the court had already ordered.
Kelly v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Richmond County judge lost the power to reconsider his own order granting Jeremiah Kelly a new trial once the court term ended, so the later order denying Kelly a new trial does not count.
Montgomery v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the murder conviction of Gregory Montgomery, rejecting his claims that the trial judge gave a flawed jury recharge and should have granted a new trial as a 'thirteenth juror.'
Ridley v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, rejecting his arguments that the evidence was too weak, that the trial judge ignored his duty as an independent fact-finder, and that the prosecutor's closing argument was improper.
State v. Kenney
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial judge's decision to keep out a witness's secondhand account of a fatal shooting, ruling the prosecution had waived some of its arguments and lost on the rest.
Whited v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a father's convictions for the death of his seven-week-old daughter, ruling the trial judge did not commit reversible error in the jury instructions or in allowing a recorded jail call into evidence.
Wright v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Coffee County man's felony murder conviction in the shooting death of Oletha Brady, rejecting claims that the evidence was insufficient and that a standard jury instruction on good character evidence was flawed.
BARNHILL v. ALFORD
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a grandmother could still seek visitation with her granddaughter even after the child's stepmother adopted her, and upheld the grandparent visitation law's clear-and-convincing-evidence standard as constitutional.
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