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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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- Spanish translations of the summaries exist for 1,778 of the 1,778 opinions with summaries (`lang=es`); the text of an opinion, and every quote from it, stays in English.
Thomas v. Caldwell, Warden
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a habeas court wrongly threw out a man's second habeas petition as repetitive, because the claims in it grew out of a 2019 re-sentencing that had not even happened when he filed his first petition.
Washington v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction, rejecting claims that his trial lawyer was ineffective and that he was wrongly excluded from a discussion about which exhibits would go to the jury room.
BROWN v. CARSON
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Forsyth County landowner never received the kind of official assurance needed to lock in a right to build 42 small-lot homes before the county changed its zoning rules.
Butler v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Cory Butler's malice murder conviction for a home invasion that killed Epsie Ewing, rejecting his claims about insufficient evidence, an invalid jury trial waiver, and ineffective legal help.
Caldwell v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Dougherty County man's felony murder conviction because the trial judge refused to correct the jury after the District Attorney improperly argued in closing that his own charging decisions proved the key witness was not an accomplice.
Early v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld an Athens man's murder-related convictions, ruling that a jail video showing him saying 'I'm a murderer' was properly admitted and that his aggravated assault sentence did not have to merge with other counts.
Harris v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Jordan Robert Harris's felony murder conviction for a 2010 store robbery shooting, rejecting his claims about weak evidence, faulty eyewitness identification, and mishandled prior-crime testimony.
In the Matter of Evelyn Proctor
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Evelyn Proctor after she failed to respond to bar discipline proceedings over her abandonment of three clients, including a divorce, a child support case, and a criminal defense appointment.
In the Matter of Phillip Norman Golub
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended attorney Phillip Norman Golub for one year after he neglected an elderly client's lawsuits, kept her and her son in the dark, and never refunded his $7,500 fee.
In the Matter of Reginald J. Lewis
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended Atlanta-area attorney Reginald J. Lewis for six months after he admitted neglecting three clients' personal injury cases and failing to keep them informed or return files.
Mimbs v. Henry County Schools
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a fifth-grade teacher's whistleblower lawsuit against Henry County Schools was filed on time as to her formal termination, even though earlier related incidents were too late to sue over.
Palencia v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the Court of Appeals wrongly excused a trial judge's failure to instruct jurors that accomplice testimony must be corroborated, in a home invasion and rape case.
in Re: Formal Advisory Opinion No. 20-1
The Supreme Court of Georgia approved a new ethics guidance opinion confirming that lawyers may talk to former employees of a company represented by a lawyer, without getting that lawyer's permission first.
Davenport v. Ward, Comr
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Floyd County man's aggravated assault conviction should have merged into his armed robbery conviction because both charges came from the same armed robbery of a Kroger shopper at gunpoint.
Dickey v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Richmond County man's murder conviction, ruling that surveillance video, an officer's identification testimony, and a shooting victim's own identification gave the jury enough evidence to convict.
In the Matter of Debra Kaye Scott
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a voluntary discipline petition from attorney Debra Kaye Scott, imposing a Review Board reprimand for failing to properly explain a fee change to one client and failing to adequately communicate with another.
In the Matter of Tiffini Colette Bell
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred an Atlanta-area attorney who repeatedly lied to a client about the status of a dispossessory case, including claiming she filed and served documents she never filed or served.
McAlister v. Clifton
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a woman's challenge to Georgia's equitable caregiver visitation law became moot once the child at the center of the case turned 18, and upheld the denial of her breach of contract counterclaim for lack of proof of damages.
Polanco v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia vacated a trial court's order that had denied a man's request for a late appeal, following the court's recent ruling that trial courts have no legal authority to decide such requests at all.
Price v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Henry County man's murder conviction and refused to merge his aggravated assault and aggravated battery convictions, finding the two shots were separated by a deliberate pause.
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