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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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Griffin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Antonio Griffin's murder conviction, finding his lawyer was not ineffective for letting a witness testify about a recorded phone call, since no court had ever ruled such testimony inadmissible.
Heyward v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Savannah man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his lawyer botched his self-defense case by not showing the victim had also shot someone in the back.
Hill v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder and armed robbery convictions of a man who shot and killed a Fulton County convenience store clerk, finding the video, confession, and witness identification evidence more than enough to support the jury's verdict.
Hood v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Diara Hood's felony murder and related convictions for luring two men into an ambush robbery, but found the trial court made two sentencing errors that should be corrected.
In the Matter of Elizabeth Vila Rogan
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a Georgia lawyer's request to give up her law license after she pleaded no contest to obstructing officers, a move equivalent to disbarment.
In the Matter of Vincent Chidozie Otuonye
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an Albany-area attorney's request to give up his law license after his felony conviction for trying to smuggle tobacco to jail inmates was upheld on appeal.
McDOWELL v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, ruling that evidence about a handgun used in the crime was properly admitted even though the gun itself had been destroyed before trial.
Miller v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Columbus man's murder conviction for a nightclub shooting, ruling he could not challenge a juror's dismissal because he asked the judge to remove that juror himself.
Powell v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a Clayton County man's request to withdraw his guilty plea to murder, finding the plea was knowing and voluntary and that he was not harmed by any shortcomings of his lawyer.
Reyes v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction for stabbing his girlfriend in 2004, finding DNA evidence, prior threats, and circumstantial proof were enough for the jury to convict him.
Ringold v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Gwinnett County man's request to take back his guilty plea to multiple murders never should have been decided on the merits, because he filed it himself while still represented by a lawyer.
Rodriguez v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County gang leader's felony murder conviction for shooting a fellow gang member, but ordered his aggravated battery sentence erased because it duplicated the murder charge.
Rutledge v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a Houston County man's request for an out-of-time appeal of his guilty plea back for a hearing, ruling the trial court could not deny it without first checking whether his lawyer's mistakes caused him to miss his appeal deadline.
Sanchious v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia sent a child molestation case back to the Court of Appeals after finding it wrongly treated a hearsay objection to DNA evidence as a constitutional confrontation issue instead.
State v. GRIER (And Vice Versa)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial judge's decision to grant a new trial to a man convicted of felony murder, finding the judge acted within his discretion as a 'thirteenth juror' in weighing the evidence.
State v. Hinton
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a trial court's decision to suppress statements a homicide suspect made to a detective, finding the State never proved the suspect had reinitiated talking after invoking his right to stay silent.
Stephens v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Clayton County man's murder conviction, ruling the trial judge properly excused a prospective juror who appeared to be a convicted felon whose voting and civil rights had not been restored.
Styles v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Michael Styles' felony murder and armed robbery convictions, rejecting his claims that accomplice testimony was uncorroborated and that his trial lawyer was ineffective.
Thomas v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, ruling the trial judge properly rejected his claim that prosecutors used peremptory strikes to remove Black jurors because of race.
Young v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County man's murder conviction in a pizza delivery robbery gone wrong, rejecting his challenges to his police interview statements, a Facebook photo, and his lawyer's performance.
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