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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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Lopez v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's malice murder conviction, ruling that the trial judge properly let jurors hear the dying victim's statements identifying his attacker and describing a drug debt between the two men.
MORRIS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder and robbery convictions of a father and son for the fatal beating of Earl Gill in Putnam County, finding the evidence and jury instructions were sound.
McDaniel v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Paulding County man's murder conviction proceedings, ruling his plea lawyer was not constitutionally required to consult him about an appeal and that his belated challenge to the indictment came too late.
Pindling v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Lowndes County man's murder conviction because the trial judge told jurors a single witness's testimony could prove a fact without also telling them an accomplice's testimony needs outside support.
Rice v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Malik Deshawn Rice's felony murder conviction in a DeKalb County shooting, but ruled his separate aggravated assault conviction should be merged into his armed robbery conviction for sentencing.
Thomas v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, ruling his trial lawyer was not constitutionally deficient for dropping a motion to suppress evidence found in his car.
Thurman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective for not calling his grandmother as an alibi witness whose whereabouts were unknown.
CHAM v. ECI MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a jury instruction defining a shooting victim as a possible 'licensee' at an apartment complex where he was killed, in a wrongful death case brought by his family against the complex's owner and manager.
Duke v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Ryan Duke, the man charged in the 2005 murder of Tara Grinstead, remains indigent even though his lawyers work for free, and that state law lets pro bono lawyers contract with public defender agencies to get state-funded experts and investigators.
McGarity v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Paulding County man's murder conviction but threw out his convictions on two lesser charges after finding the trial court wrongly let a police captain repeat witnesses' earlier statements to boost their credibility.
Moss v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Houston County teen's murder conviction and his sentence of life without parole, rejecting claims of ineffective trial counsel and finding the trial judge properly determined the crimes reflected permanent incorrigibility.
Neuman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Hemy Neuman's second murder conviction in the killing of Russell Sneiderman, rejecting arguments about collateral estoppel, prosecutor disqualification, and evidence rulings from his retrial.
Pender v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder-related convictions of Christopher Pender and Christopher Whitaker in a Muscogee County shooting, and used the case to clarify how courts should review theft-by-receiving convictions.
BUTLER v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder and gang convictions of Demarco Butler and Antonio Avery, ruling the evidence was enough to convict and that gang evidence and a police interview were properly admitted at trial.
Finney v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Macon man's murder-related convictions, finding the trial court wrongly admitted hearsay from an accomplice, failed to instruct jurors on corroboration rules, and improperly let in evidence of prior shootings.
Gaddy v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld William Gaddy's felony murder conviction in the death of his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter, ruling police were not required to re-read him his Miranda rights when moving the interview to the police station.
Gialenios v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a Cherokee County man who shot the husband of his mistress, rejecting challenges to the circumstantial evidence, cell phone records, and the trial court's handling of cross-examination and a warrantless police interview.
Harrison v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Kevin Harrison's murder conviction in the shooting death of his wife, rejecting his claim that the shooting was accidental and his objections to jury instructions and evidence of past domestic violence.
In the Matter of Daveniya Fisher
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a voluntary discipline petition from Atlanta-area attorney Daveniya Elisse Fisher and ordered a Review Board reprimand for failing to appear at hearings in a client's property forfeiture case.
In the Matter of Evelyn A. Miller
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an attorney's request to give up her law license after she admitted diverting more than $250,000 in escrow funds meant for real estate settlement clients, discipline that mirrors sanctions already imposed in Virginia.
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