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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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Harris v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Muscogee County man's convictions for murdering his roommate and her six-year-old son, ruling that evidence about his past conflicts with an ex-girlfriend and ex-wife was properly admitted and that his trial lawyer was not ineffective.
Henderson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that his speedy trial rights were violated and that his lawyer's mistakes entitled him to a new trial. The court also overruled a prior precedent that assumed such lawyer mistakes always cause harm.
Hill v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Otis Hill's murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping convictions in the killing of Christina Wellington and shooting of Marshall Wellington, but corrected two sentencing errors where lesser charges should have merged.
Hinkson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Columbus man's felony murder conviction in the death of his eight-month-old son, rejecting challenges to the indictment, the verdicts, his police statement, and the search that turned up a gun.
JOHNS v. SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC.
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia's fault-apportionment law applies even to strict products liability claims, meaning an injured plaintiff's own share of fault can reduce a damages award against a manufacturer.
Jackson v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Chattahoochee County man's felony murder conviction in a drug deal shooting, but found his separate conviction for attempted cocaine trafficking should have merged into the murder conviction and been vacated.
Middleton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's felony murder conviction for shooting a marijuana dealer during a drug deal, rejecting arguments about the evidence, the indictment, and a missing self-defense jury instruction.
RHODEN v. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that all votes cast for a county commission candidate who died three days before the election were void, upholding the election of his opponent as commissioner.
Rawls v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clayton County man's murder and feticide convictions for killing his pregnant girlfriend, finding the evidence sufficient and that trial errors, including an improper jury instruction on flight, were harmless.
Sharpe v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld David Lee Sharpe's felony murder conviction from a fatal club shooting but threw out a related theft charge, finding no evidence he knew the gun he carried was stolen.
Swann v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer was constitutionally ineffective for not fully investigating a prior shooting or explaining parole rules tied to a plea offer.
Kemp v. Gonzalez
The Supreme Court of Georgia answered a certified question from a federal appeals court, ruling that a state law letting the Governor's appointed district attorneys serve beyond their predecessor's four-year term conflicts with the Georgia Constitution.
Geer v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute cannot be used to strike a public records defendant's counterclaim for attorney fees, because that fee claim cannot be evaluated until the underlying records dispute is resolved.
Coates v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Horace Coates's murder and armed robbery convictions, ruling that the jury heard enough evidence to convict him even though witnesses disagreed about who fired the fatal shot.
Fulton County v. Ward-Poag
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Fulton County employee's whistleblower lawsuit cannot be thrown out on summary judgment just because she initially failed to disclose it in her bankruptcy case and later valued it at $1 there.
Glenn v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia's common-law right to resist an unlawful arrest also allows a person to use proportionate force against government property, such as a police car, while trying to escape an unlawful detention.
Horton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Candler County man's murder and arson convictions, rejecting claims about a mistrial, jury instructions, false testimony, and his lawyer's performance.
In the Matter of Daniel Lee Dean
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted the voluntary surrender of law license from an attorney facing terminal illness and multiple ethics grievances, treating the surrender as equivalent to disbarment.
Lester v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder conviction of a Tift County teenager, ruling his police statements were properly admitted and that an alternate juror's mistaken presence during jury deliberations did not affect the verdict.
Premier Health Care Investments, LLC v. Uhs of Anchor, L.P
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a state health agency exceeded its authority when it required a hospital to get a new permit before shifting existing beds into a psychiatric program, because state law does not list bed shuffling as something needing that approval.
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