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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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ALLEN v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the murder convictions of two men who robbed a Summerville convenience store and killed the clerk, finding that any evidentiary errors at trial were harmless given the overwhelming evidence of guilt.
Bonner v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Richmond County man's motion to withdraw his guilty plea was filed too late for the trial court to decide, so it threw out the trial court's ruling and ordered the motion dismissed instead.
Casey v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the sufficiency of the evidence in a Lowndes County murder case but ruled the trial judge never actually performed the independent review required when weighing a new trial motion.
Hughes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Lawrence Hughes's felony murder and related convictions, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, the jury instructions were flawed, and his trial lawyer was ineffective.
In the Matter of Thomas William Veach
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an attorney's request for an 18-month suspension after he admitted mishandling estate funds and failing to pay a Medicaid lienholder more than $27,000 owed from an estate settlement.
Inquiry Concerning Judge Robert M. Crawford
The Supreme Court of Georgia dismissed a judicial discipline case against a former Griffin Circuit superior court judge, declining to impose a lifetime ban on holding judicial office after he had already resigned.
Merritt v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Muscogee County man's murder conviction for shooting a former friend, finding no ineffective assistance by his lawyer and no error in the trial court's jury instructions.
Morris v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clarke County man's felony murder conviction, ruling that the evidence at trial was more than enough for the jury to reject his claim of self-defense.
Smallwood v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Paulding County man's felony conviction for entering an automobile, ruling the statute is not unconstitutionally vague and that the more lenient criminal trespass law does not apply to his case.
Thornton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's convictions for obstructing a game warden, ruling that state game wardens have authority to enforce Georgia's traffic rules and that evidence showed the gas station parking lot where the incident occurred was customarily used as a through street.
Wilcox v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Ware County man's convictions for rape, malice murder, burglary, and other crimes tied to the brutal home invasion killing of Suzanne Stilwell, finding the evidence overwhelming.
Lowery v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a man's felony murder conviction for a Montgomery County sheriff's death during a high-speed chase, ruling the evidence and his police interview statements were properly admitted.
ATLANTA WOMEN'S SPECIALISTS, LLC v. TRABUE (Five Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a medical malpractice complaint properly accused a physicians' practice of vicarious liability for a doctor's negligence even without naming that doctor as a defendant, and that a co-defendant doctor could not get the jury to apportion fault to that same doctor without first filing a formal pretrial notice.
QUYNN v. HULSEY
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia's apportionment statute overrides an older Court of Appeals rule that let an employer avoid claims of negligent hiring and supervision simply by admitting it was legally responsible for its employee's actions.
State v. COPELAND (Three Cases)
The Supreme Court of Georgia vacated a ruling that had granted immunity from prosecution to three former Washington County sheriff's deputies charged in the death of Eurie Lee Martin, sending the cases back for a proper legal analysis.
Woods v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a DUI defendant's appeal to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, ruling it had no jurisdiction over his equal protection challenge because the court had already rejected similar arguments before.
Atkins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a McDuffie County man's felony murder conviction, ruling the evidence of aggravated assault was sufficient and that the trial court properly excluded a hearsay statement and used a proper verdict form.
CRIPPEN & LAWRENCE INVESTMENT CO., INC. v. a TRACT OF LAND BEING KNOWN AS 444 LEMON STREET
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a company that bought a Marietta property at a tax sale can argue, in its own quiet title lawsuit, that the estate's executor had already agreed to pass the property to the deceased owner's daughter years earlier.
Goins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction for the second time, rejecting his renewed speedy trial claim and finding no reversible error in the trial court's handling of evidence and a mistrial request.
Gray v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a trial judge keeps the power to modify a criminal sentence under Georgia's sentence-modification law even if the judge rules after the one-year deadline, as long as the request to modify was filed within that year.
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