The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed Joshua Rymer’s convictions for aggravated assault and criminal trespass, holding that his claimed belief that he was being pursued did not justify forcibly entering a home with a knife and did not warrant jury charges on mistake of fact or coercion.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a $159,427 anti-SLAPP attorney fee award against a pro se attorney-plaintiff, holding that the FDCPA does not preempt Georgia’s anti-SLAPP fee-shifting provision and that self-represented attorneys may recover fees under the statute.
The Georgia Court of Appeals partially reversed a hearing officer’s decision in a COAM industry dispute, holding that a party who unconditionally promises to grant use of property it does not own is liable for breach of contract under long-settled Georgia law.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed Carl Morey’s conviction for theft by taking from his general contractor, rejecting multiple ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims and finding that limited victim-impact testimony during the guilt phase was harmless error.
The Court of Appeals vacated a portion of a criminal sentence that directed probation conditions to ‘be considered as conditions of parole,’ holding the language improperly invaded the executive branch’s exclusive parole authority.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that a motion challenging the sufficiency of an indictment after a guilty plea is not a proper void-sentence claim and cannot support a direct appeal.
The Georgia Court of Appeals partially reversed a child custody modification order, holding that the trial court could not alter legal custody — including decision-making authority over religion and extracurricular activities — after expressly finding no material change in circumstances, while affirming changes to parenting time.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress, holding that exigent circumstances justified the warrantless seizure of a computer suspected of containing child sexual exploitation material where the defendant repeatedly entered and exited his room under the guise of searching for a hard drive.
Case Vincent Almond v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0017 Topics
Case De’Monte Anderson v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0177 Topics
Case Derrick Burden v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0063 Topics
Case Cleveland Clark v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0062 Topics
Case Javaris Compton v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0227 Topics
Case Albert Glover v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0418 Topics
Case Nathan Jones v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0320 Topics
Case Christopher Alexander Miller v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0296
Case Keyondre Preston v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0122 Topics
Case Sockwell Corners, LLC et al. v. Newton County Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket
Case State of Georgia et al. v. Federal Defender Program, Inc. et al. Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided
Case Timothy LaRue Sheffield v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0514
Case James Sims v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0143 Topics
Case Joseph Tabb v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0953 Topics
Case Antonio Williams v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No. S26A0547 Topics
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the transfer of a juvenile murder case to juvenile court, holding that the State’s ex parte 90-day extension of the 180-day indictment deadline under OCGA section 17-7-50.1(a) was invalid because the State failed to provide notice, hold a hearing, or demonstrate good cause as the statute requires.