2020 Opinions – Supreme Court of Georgia
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2020 OpinionsWeb Editor2020-05-04T08:18:51-04:00
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May
May 4, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S20A0007. EVANS v. THE STATE
- S20A0022. CARTER v. THE STATE
- S20A0103. ROSSER v. THE STATE
- S20A0171. WHITEHEAD v. THE STATE
- S20A0195. COLLINS v. THE STATE
- S20A0217. DAWSON v. THE STATE
- S20A0236. STYLES v. THE STATE
- S20A0258. CLARKE v. THE STATE
- S20A0285. HILL v. THE STATE
- S20A0356. BURLEY v. THE STATE
- S20A0489. OLIVER v. THE STATE
- S20A0871. SPENCER v. THE STATE
- S20Y1015. IN THE MATTER OF TIMOTHY PAUL HEALY
April
April 20, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S20A0006. KELLER v. THE STATE
- S20A0056. SULLIVAN v. THE STATE
- S20A0127. RICKMAN v. THE STATE
- S20A0158. COLLINS v. THE STATE
- S20A0176. MORRIS v. THE STATE
- S20A0241. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE
- S20A0247. TURNER v. THE STATE
- S20A0265. ROBINSON v. THE STATE
- S20A0344. MOORE v. THE STATE
- S20A0364. MILLS v. THE STATE
- S20A0380. VALRIE v. THE STATE
- S20A0399. HEYWARD v. THE STATE
- S20A0563. SANTANA v. THE STATE
- S20A0819. HOWARD v. THE STATE
- S20Y0754. IN THE MATTER OF D. DUSTON TAPLEY, JR.
April
April 8, 2020
- S18Y1385. IN THE MATTER OF RICARDO L. POLK Reinstatement issued.
April
April 6, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S19C1565. HOLZHEUSER v. THE STATE
- S19G0473. SRM GROUP, INC. v. TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA
- S20A0082. THE STATE v. HOLLAND
- S20A0104. McGARITY v. THE STATE
- S20A0153. DRESBACH v. THE STATE
- S20A0159. ROSEBORO v. THE STATE
- S20A0202. HATNEY v. THE STATE
- S20A0218. HUDSON v. THE STATE
- S20A0226. FRAZIER v. THE STATE
- S20A0251. WATTS v. THE STATE
- S20A0252. ENSSLIN v. THE STATE
- S20A0268. HALL v. THE STATE
- S20A0273. MARTIN v. THE STATE
- S19Y1450. IN THE MATTER OF MATTHEW A. DICKASON
- S20Y0209. IN THE MATTER OF MUHAMMAD ABDUL-WARIT ABDUR-RAHIM
- S20Y0312. IN THE MATTER OF JARED MICHAEL ARRINGTON
- S20Y0814. IN THE MATTER OF BARRY WAYNE ROREX 4-6-2020 Substitute opinion issued.
- S20Y0815. IN THE MATTER OF ANDREW DAVID TAYLOR
March
March
March 26, 2020
- S20Y0421. IN THE MATTER OF MARTA MARIA NORIEGA-ALLEN
March
March 13, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S19A1130, S19X1131. THE STATE v. GATES (and vice versa)
- S19A1163. WILLIAMS v. DEKALB COUNTY et al.
- S19A1253. STUBBS v. HALL
- S19A1410. THE STATE v. REMY
- S19A1506. WATKINS v. BALLINGER
- S20A0026. MATTOX v. THE STATE
- S20A0027. WILSON v. THE STATE
- S20A0058. GLENN v. THE STATE
- S20A0115. MOORE v. THE STATE
- S20A0173. BUNDEL v. THE STATE
- S20A0214. CORLEY v. THE STATE
- S20A0232. SIMMONS v. THE STATE
- S20A0248. THE STATE v. GOFF
- S20A0372. JONES v. THE STATE
- S20Y0679. IN THE MATTER OF MARC CELELLO
February
February 28, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S18G1436. HILL, KERTSCHER & WHARTON LLP et al. v. MOODY et al.
- S19G0278. BOWEN et al. v. SAVOY et al.
- S19G0422. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. RAGSDALE
- S19A1052, S19A1054. BAMBERG v. THE STATE
- S19A1098. SMITH v. THE STATE
- S19A1120. WESTBROOK v. THE STATE
- S19A1341. SAWYER v. THE STATE
- S19A1361. McELRATH v. THE STATE
- S19A1363. THE STATE v. HAMILTON
- S19A1403. WILKINS v. THE STATE
- S19A1404. JOHNSON v. THE STATE
- S19A1411. CALHOUN v. THE STATE
- S19A1448. HOGAN v. THE STATE
- S19A1474, S19A1475. DEBELBOT v. THE STATE (two cases)
- S19A1496. HYDEN v. THE STATE
- S19A1498. PARHAM v. STEWART
- S19A1577. EDWARDS v. THE STATE
- S19A1579. TOLBERT v. THE STATE
- S19A1580. KILPATRICK v. THE STATE
- S20Y0065, S20Y0066, S20Y0067. IN THE MATTER OF JULIANNE WESLEY HOLLIDAY
February
February 10, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S18G1549. LEE v. SMITH, II
- S18G1638. COEN v. APTEAN, INC. et al.
- S19G0005. THE STATE v. WILLIAMS
- S19A1044. GITTENS v. THE STATE
- S19A1145. THE STATE v. BRYANT
- S19A1147. MITCHELL v. THE STATE
- S19A1182. HOWELL v. THE STATE
- S19A1203. CITY OF ATLANTA et al. v. ATLANTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEM
- S19A1257. WHITE v. THE STATE
- S19A1261. MORGAN v. THE STATE 2-10-2020 Substitute opinion issued.
- S19A1299, S19X1300. DELOACH v. THE STATE (and vice versa) 3-13-2020 Substitute opinion issued.
- S19A1330. MITCHELL v. THE STATE
- S19A1424. THE STATE v. LANE
- S19A1503. THOMAS v. THE STATE
- S19A1520. WALKER v. THE STATE
- S19A1571. NAPLES v. THE STATE
- S19A1588. TAYLOR v. THE STATE
- S19A1637. LONDON v. THE STATE
- S20A0306. RICHARDSON v. THE STATE
- S20Y0257. IN THE MATTER OF MELVIN T. JOHNSON
January
January 31, 2020
- S18Y0350. IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTOPHER AARON CORLEY Reinstatement issued.
January
January 27, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S19G0125. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE
- S19G0394. DAVIS v. THE STATE
- S19A1148. SMITH v. THE STATE
- S19A1250. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE
- S19A1256. MANN v. THE STATE
- S19A1261. MORGAN v. THE STATE 2-10-2020 Substitute opinion issued.
- S19A1266. ALLEN v. THE STATE
- S19A1301. MOSLEY v. THE STATE
- S19A1302. REDDING v. THE STATE
- S19A1345, S19A1346. STEPHENS v. THE STATE (two cases)
- S19A1397. MCCLUSKEY v. THE STATE
- S19A1432. DAVIS v. THE STATE
- S19A1476. TAYLOR v. THE STATE
- S19A1492. RICH v. THE STATE 1-27-2020 Substitute opinion issued.
- S19A1518. RAMMAGE v. THE STATE
- S19A1570. JACKSON v. THE STATE
- S19A1592. WELLS v. THE STATE
January
January 13, 2020 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS
- S19A1004. WHITE v. THE STATE
- S19A1005. DOYLE v. THE STATE
- S19A1079. THE STATE v. STEPHENS et al.
- S19A1151. FLOWERS v. THE STATE
- S19A1187. DAVIS v. THE STATE
- S19A1284. GASTON v. THE STATE
- S19A1298. DRIVER v. THE STATE
- S19A1427. SWIMS v. THE STATE
- S19A1493, S19A1494. FLOYD v. THE STATE
- S19A1551. BANKSTON v. THE STATE
- S19A1572. HARRIS v. THE STATE
- S19A1573. CHAVEZ v. THE STATE
- S19A1641. PERDOMO v. THE STATE
- S19Y1650. IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD M. COLBERT
- S20Y0434. IN THE MATTER OF DAVID GODLEY RIGDON
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