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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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Mobley v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Walton County man's murder conviction, ruling the trial judge was right to refuse a voluntary manslaughter instruction because being shot while unlawfully breaking into a home is not the kind of provocation the law requires.
Rayton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the trial judge should have instructed the jury on voluntary manslaughter and that his lawyer provided ineffective assistance.
GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANAN
The Supreme Court of Georgia declined to adopt the 'apex doctrine,' a special rule some courts use to shield top executives from depositions, but ruled that trial courts must still actually weigh those arguments when deciding on protective orders.
Gude v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Marquayvian Gude's murder conviction for killing Devontavious McClain, finding the evidence was sufficient and the trial court properly handled evidentiary disputes and a rejected self-defense immunity claim.
Harris v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Quantavious Harris's felony murder conviction from a 2009 Fulton County taxi driver shooting, ruling that new claims raised after an earlier remand came too late and that the trial court's other rulings were proper.
In THE INTEREST OF T.B., a Child
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that children accused of delinquency for acts that would be crimes if committed by an adult can raise an insanity or delusional-compulsion defense in juvenile court, reversing a lower court that had barred such defenses entirely.
Jackson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Andre Jackson's convictions from two separate Richmond County trials, one for armed robbery and one for felony murder, rejecting his challenges to a hearsay ruling and to the trial court's refusal to separate the murder charges.
Jordan v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Orlando Jordan's malice murder conviction in the shooting death of a neighbor, ruling the evidence was sufficient and that the trial court properly admitted testimony about a stolen dirt bike and a related burglary.
Wynn v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County jail inmate's murder conviction for strangling his cellmate, rejecting challenges to impeachment testimony, a jury instruction, and legal testimony from a detective.
Goodman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jemerius Goodman's felony murder and aggravated assault convictions from a Baldwin County shooting, but sent the case back to fix an illegal sentence on one tampering-with-evidence count.
Hounkpatin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's felony murder conviction in the death of his two-year-old stepson, finding the evidence sufficient and the trial court's evidentiary rulings proper.
In the Matter of David J. Farnham
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an attorney's voluntary surrender of his law license after he admitted mishandling a $250,000 personal injury settlement for a minor and failing to communicate with his client.
Johnson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Bibb County man's murder conviction, ruling that the trial judge was right to refuse a voluntary manslaughter instruction because nothing in the confrontation amounted to legally sufficient provocation.
McNabb v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Christopher McNabb's murder conviction in the death of his infant daughter, finding the circumstantial evidence enough to support the verdict and rejecting claims his trial lawyer botched the case.
Munn v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Mark Munn's malice murder conviction in the shooting death of Kalliber Chambers, rejecting arguments about jury instructions, courtroom shackling, admitted evidence, and his lawyer's performance.
Neal v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Houston County man's felony murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the evidence was insufficient, that he was wrongly excluded from bench conferences, and that his trial lawyer performed poorly.
Neloms v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Andrew Neloms's murder conviction, rejecting claims that the trial judge should have declared a mistrial, held a hearing on self-representation, or found his lawyer ineffective for not objecting to certain testimony.
Perkins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Andreas Perkins's murder and other convictions from a fatal home invasion, rejecting challenges to the evidence, a mistrial denial, admitted photographs, and his lawyer's performance.
Redding v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a Muscogee County murder case back to the trial court a second time, ruling that the judge misapplied the law and failed to properly weigh the factors used to decide speedy-trial claims.
Smith v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Dougherty County man's felony murder conviction for the beating death of Jerome Walden, rejecting arguments about the indictment and multiple ineffective-assistance claims against his trial lawyer.
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