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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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In the Matter of Barry Wayne Rorex
The Supreme Court of Georgia suspended a Georgia lawyer for six months after Arizona disciplined him for abandoning three clients, matching the sanction Arizona already imposed under the state's reciprocal discipline rules.
In the Matter of Jared Michael Arrington
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred an attorney who collected nearly $1,000 from home buyers to purchase a title insurance policy but never bought it and never returned the money, after he failed to respond to the State Bar's disciplinary case.
In the Matter of Matthew A. Dickason
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted an Atlanta-area lawyer's request to give up his law license after he admitted failing to account for client trust funds tied to real estate closings.
In the Matter of Muhammad Abdul-Warit Abdur-Rahim
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a lawyer's request for a State Disciplinary Review Board reprimand after he admitted to disruptive, profanity-laced behavior while representing himself at his own criminal arraignment.
Martin v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Marquez Deshawn Martin's convictions for two murders committed during robberies, rejecting his claim that his lawyer should have fought harder over jury instructions, but sent the case back because he was wrongly sentenced on four murder counts instead of two.
McGARITY v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld Amy McGarity's murder conviction, ruling that a co-defendant's testimony was sufficiently backed up by other evidence and that testimony about her drug dealing and cartel ties was properly admitted as part of the crime's story.
Roseboro v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a DeKalb County man's murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer botched the case by not challenging an eyewitness's identification of him as the shooter.
Srm Group, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a business sued in court can seek attorney fees for bad-faith litigation even when its counterclaim was one it was legally required to bring, not just when it was optional.
State v. Holland
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a ruling that struck down Georgia's first-degree vehicular homicide hit-and-run law, holding the statute does not violate equal protection or due process.
Watts v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Fulton County man's second murder conviction, rejecting his claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective for not highlighting differences in a witness's testimony between his two trials.
In the Matter of Marta Maria Noriega-Allen
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred attorney Marta Maria Noriega-Allen after she failed to respond to a State Bar disciplinary proceeding accusing her of abandoning a divorce client and mishandling his retainer funds.
Bundel v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Cobb County man's murder conviction, ruling the evidence supported the jury's verdict and that he had no right to a hearing on his new trial motion because he never clearly asked for one.
Corley v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Savannah woman's murder conviction for shooting a prospective tenant who came to reclaim a rental application, but ordered her aggravated assault conviction erased because it was based on the same gunshot.
Glenn v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Decatur County man's murder conviction, ruling that it could not review his challenge to a search warrant because the hearing transcript and trial court's ruling were missing from the appeal record.
In the Matter of Marc Celello
The Supreme Court of Georgia accepted a Georgia lawyer's request to permanently give up his law license after he pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to commit securities fraud.
Jones v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a woman convicted of murder adequately claimed her plea lawyer abandoned her, and sent her case back for a hearing on whether that cost her the right to appeal.
Mattox v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the murder convictions of a man who helped bury two Evans County brothers killed over drugs, rejecting his claims of insufficient evidence, ineffective counsel, and appellate delay.
Moore v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a trial court cannot dismiss its own appeal on jurisdictional grounds, and that judges must actually investigate claims that a lawyer failed to file a promised appeal before denying an out-of-time appeal.
Simmons v. State
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Lowndes County man's murder conviction, finding the evidence was enough for the jury and that emotional outbursts by the victim's family in a hallway did not require a mistrial.
State v. GATES (And Vice Versa)
The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a Muscogee County judge's decision to grant Johnny Lee Gates a new trial in his 1977 murder conviction after new DNA analysis excluded him as a contributor to DNA found on the belt and necktie used to bind the victim.
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