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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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Acosta v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Forsyth County man's murder conviction in the death of a six-year-old boy, ruling his pre-arrest statements to police were properly used and that he was not entitled to a lesser-charge jury instruction.
Agee v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's malice murder conviction, rejecting his claims that recanted eyewitness identifications made the evidence insufficient and that his jury trial waiver was invalid.
Anthony v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Terrone Anthony's murder and armed robbery convictions, rejecting his claims that his trial lawyer botched his defense by putting him on the stand and conceding guilt on lesser charges.
Bedford v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the murder convictions of two men, Million Bedford and Yaheed Brooks, rejecting challenges to the evidence, a closing-argument comment, a juvenile confession, alleged witness bolstering, and denial of added ineffective-assistance claims.
Geico Indemnity Company v. Whiteside
The Supreme Court of Georgia answered three certified questions in a dispute over GEICO's failure to settle a bicyclist's injury claim, ruling that an insured's failure to notify the insurer of a lawsuit does not automatically shield the insurer from a bad-faith failure-to-settle claim when the insurer's own conduct contributed to that failure.
Gobert v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Walker County man's felony murder conviction for shooting a man who was fleeing his property after a fight, rejecting his self-defense and trial-error claims.
In THE MATTER OF CYNTHIA ANN LAIN (Five Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred an attorney who repeatedly missed court dates, misled judges, ignored client needs, and stonewalled the State Bar's own disciplinary investigation across five separate cases.
In the Matter of Misty Oaks Paxton
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a voluntary discipline petition from attorney Misty Oaks Paxton and imposed a Review Board reprimand after she admitted mishandling a disabled veteran's foreclosure defense case.
Smith v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Floyd County man's murder conviction, ruling that a trial judge does not have to state on the record each factor supporting admission of hearsay evidence under the residual hearsay exception.
Truett v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a man who beat his girlfriend's two-year-old son to death, ruling that limits placed on his character witnesses' testimony, even if erroneous, did not affect the outcome.
Vann v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld an Appling County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer should have asked for a jury instruction on the lesser crime of voluntary manslaughter.
Brandon v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's murder conviction for killing his stepson, ruling he could not challenge a jury-selection restriction because his lawyer never objected to it at trial.
Byers v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Christopher Byers's murder and aggravated battery convictions in the ax killing of Ray Walnoha, but ruled his felony tampering-with-evidence conviction should have been a misdemeanor and sent that part of the case back for resentencing.
Davis v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a teenager's felony murder conviction, ruling his lawyer's failure to object to a missing witness's earlier testimony was a reasonable strategic choice, not ineffective assistance.
Green v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, ruling that his prior Florida nolo contendere pleas could count toward recidivist sentencing and that his lawyer was not ineffective for advising him not to testify.
In THE MATTER OF JOSEPH HAROLD TURNER, JR. (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Joseph Harold Turner, Jr. after he failed to respond to disciplinary proceedings accusing him of keeping a client's settlement money and mishandling his trust account.
In the Matter of Earnest Redwine
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a Fulton-area lawyer's request to permanently surrender his law license after he neglected a client's personal injury case, causing the lawsuit to be dismissed and then hiding the dismissal from her.
In the Matter of Edward Shuff Cook
The Supreme Court of Georgia imposed only a public reprimand on attorney Edward Shuff Cook for repeatedly and improperly moving client trust account funds, siding with a special master's factual findings over a harsher recommendation from the State Disciplinary Review Board.
In the Matter of Jason Lee Van Dyke
The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected a Texas lawyer's request to end his suspension from practicing law in Georgia, saying too many unanswered questions remain about his conduct and other discipline he faced elsewhere.
Johnson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Fulton County man convicted of murder can be retried, finding that the trial evidence was legally sufficient for a jury to convict even without corroborating an accomplice's testimony.
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