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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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Williams v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Richmond County man's murder conviction, rejecting his self-defense claim, his argument about an accomplice's guilty plea, and his claim that a 25-month delay before his retrial violated his right to a speedy trial.
In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon
The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated attorney David Godley Rigdon to practice law after finding he had met the conditions the court previously set for his return to the State Bar.
DOUGLAS COE v. PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
The Supreme Court of Georgia revived a family's lawsuit against their former law firm over a tax shelter, ruling that fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims must be timed separately from legal malpractice claims and that a jury, not a judge, should decide whether they missed the filing deadline.
Garcia-Jarquin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Cherokee County man's convictions for murder and aggravated assault, ruling that jurors could find he threatened a bystander with a gun even though he never pointed it directly at him.
In the Matter of Andrew Matteson
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected an attorney's request to accept a three- to six-month suspension for mishandling client funds and abandoning cases, because he gave the court no proof of his mental health claims or that he had made his clients whole.
Mitchell v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Kashawn Mitchell's murder conviction in the killing of Jaron Acklin, rejecting arguments that the evidence was too weak and that his police interview statements should have been suppressed.
Peacock v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jeffrey Peacock's convictions for murdering five friends and burning their home, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, his truck search was unlawful, and his lawyer botched his defense.
Reed v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jaquavious Reed's murder conviction over claims about a decade-long appeal delay, unrecorded bench conferences, and missing evidence, but ordered his felony murder sentence vacated as duplicative.
Adkins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Marion Adkins Jr.'s murder conviction for the shooting death of Latisha Gresham, finding the circumstantial evidence was enough to rule out both an unknown intruder and suicide.
Albury v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Riki Ray Albury's murder conviction, rejecting claims that jurors should have been excused, that a graphic autopsy photo was wrongly admitted, and that his trial lawyer performed poorly.
Benton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a man's 1990 first-offender drug conviction could not count as a prior felony for recidivist sentencing purposes because his probation revocations never amounted to a formal adjudication of guilt.
Bonner v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Bibb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer was constitutionally ineffective for not chasing down alibi evidence, cross-examining certain witnesses, or calling defense witnesses.
HALL v. DAVIS LAWN CARE SERVICE, INC.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a conservator who resisted joining a wrongful-death lawsuit and tried to have it dismissed did not give up his exclusive legal right to control that litigation once a court later forced him into the case.
In THE INTEREST OF C.C., Children
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent back a Forsyth County dependency case because the juvenile court used the wrong legal test to decide whether parents' religious objection to vaccinating their children was sincere.
In the Matter of Candace Lanette Sneed
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an Atlanta-area attorney's request for voluntary discipline, imposing a nine-month suspension for neglecting four clients' cases and failing to cooperate with a State Bar investigation.
In the Matter of Stephen Anthony Power
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Stephen Anthony Power after he defaulted on disciplinary charges accusing him of abandoning clients, mishandling trust account funds, and ignoring the State Bar's investigation.
Inquiry Concerning Judge Terrinee Lynette Gundy
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a discipline agreement suspending Atlanta Municipal Court Judge Terrinee Lynette Gundy for 90 days without pay and publicly reprimanding her for chronic tardiness, absenteeism, and unlawfully keeping arrestees in jail.
JONES v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Coffee County man's murder conviction, ruling that the trial judge was right to refuse a voluntary manslaughter instruction and that his trial lawyer was not ineffective for failing to object.
Prickett v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Santron Prickett's convictions in the shooting death of Antwan Curry, rejecting claims of ineffective counsel and violated presence rights, but sent the case back because the trial court imposed two life sentences for what should have been one felony murder conviction.
Wheeler v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Eric Wheeler's murder conviction for killing his ex-girlfriend, ruling that even if police wrongly searched his girlfriend's apartment for a gun and bloody clothes, the error was harmless because Wheeler admitted at trial that he shot the victims.
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