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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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Williams v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Norcross man's felony murder conviction for shooting a woman he was having an affair with, rejecting his claims about jury instructions and his lawyer's performance.
Crowder v. State of Georgia
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia law allows officials to serve out-of-state property owners by publishing notice in a newspaper in civil forfeiture cases, but courts must first address any due process objections and cannot skip a required ruling on a motion for a more definite statement.
Dobbins v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that the evidence was too weak, that a prosecutor's slip about a prior trial should have caused a mistrial, and that his lawyer was constitutionally ineffective.
FRETT v. STATE FARM EMPLOYEE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
The Supreme Court of Georgia overruled an 85-year-old precedent and ruled that a State Farm employee who slipped and fell in a breakroom during her scheduled lunch break can seek workers' compensation benefits.
GARDHIGH v. THE STATE (And Vice Versa)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Floyd County man's voluntary manslaughter conviction for beating his former boss to death over unpaid wages, and rejected the State's attempt to have him convicted of felony murder instead.
Glover v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Savannah man's murder conviction, rejecting his claims that his lawyer should have objected to the prosecutor's closing argument and that hearsay testimony was wrongly admitted.
Heard v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Clayton County man's murder and armed robbery convictions, ruling that jurors should never have heard evidence that he committed an unrelated carjacking and kidnapping months later.
In the Matter of James Caleb Clarke III
The Supreme Court of Georgia certified James Caleb Clarke III, a former lawyer who surrendered his license in 2002 after admitting he stole money from an estate he managed, as fit to practice law again.
Mathis v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Nathaniel Mathis's murder conviction in the shooting of his sister's boyfriend, finding the evidence supported the jury's rejection of self-defense and that his trial lawyer was not ineffective.
Medina v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a jury's not guilty verdict on a malice murder charge became final the moment it was read in court, so a mistrial declared moments later could not undo it and the defendant cannot be retried for malice murder.
Newman v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the denial of a new trial for a man convicted of felony murder, rejecting a long list of claims that his trial lawyer provided ineffective assistance.
Redding v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia found that a Muscogee County judge never properly analyzed whether a man convicted in a fatal barbeque punch was denied his right to a speedy trial, so it sent the case back for a proper ruling.
S&S TOWING & RECOVERY, LTD v. CHARNOTA
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Georgia's dog bite statute does not violate due process when it treats an unleashed dog as 'vicious' for breaking a local leash law, because owners can still contest liability by showing they lacked knowledge of the violation.
Scott v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Savannah man's murder and multiple rape convictions from a 2013-2014 crime spree, but reversed one rape conviction for lack of sufficient evidence.
State v. Pauldo
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a trial court order that had thrown out a murder suspect's statements to police, ruling that officers did not keep interrogating him after he invoked his right to remain silent and to a lawyer, and that he later reopened the conversation himself.
Tumlinson v. Dix
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a Spalding County habeas court was wrong to throw out a man's challenge to being denied bond without ever looking at whether his claims had merit or holding a hearing.
DALY v. BERRYHILL
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a jury could be told to consider whether a heart patient assumed the risk of fainting when he went deer hunting five days after major heart surgery, reversing a Court of Appeals decision that had thrown out a defense verdict.
Dixon v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Stanley Dixon's murder and gang-activity convictions for a fatal shooting after a school fight, finding the evidence and jury instructions were legally sound.
Global Payments, Inc. v. Incomm Financial Services, Inc
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a payment processor cannot be sued for negligent misrepresentation simply for passing along fraudulent refund data it received from merchants, because it never claimed the data was accurate.
Hamilton v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Gwinnett County father's felony murder conviction in the death of his three-year-old adopted daughter, finding the evidence sufficient and the trial court's admission of expert brain-injury testimony proper.
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