Johnson v. City of Vidalia — Supreme Court Denies Certiorari but Flags Flawed Municipal Liability Standard
Case Amy Wade Johnson v. City of Vidalia Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided May 5, 2026 Docket No. […]
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Merritt v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction; conspiracy instruction proper despite lack of conspiracy charge
Case Tyler Merritt v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided May 5, 2026 Docket No. S26A0404 Topics
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Payne v. State — Georgia Supreme Court vacates trial court order and suspends ADA for filing briefs with AI-generated fake case citations
Case Payne v. State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided May 5, 2026 Docket No. S26A0459 Topics Artificial Intelligence
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Peavy v. State — Affirmed felony murder and aggravated assault convictions; rejected jury instruction, expert testimony, and verdict repugnancy challenges
Case Peavy v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia No. S26A0455 Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided May 5, 2026
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State v. Faison — Georgia Supreme Court vacates immunity ruling and remands, holding that registered bail recovery agent status alone does not justify entry into residence without proper legal analysis
Case State v. Anthony Faison Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided May 5, 2026 Docket No. S26A0554 Topics Bail
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Bailey v. State — affirmed felony murder conviction; ineffective assistance of counsel claim fails
Case Bailey v. State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0440 Topics Ineffective assistance
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Crawford v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction despite self-defense claim and Rule 404(b) evidence issues
Case Crawford v. State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0078 Topics Self-Defense; Excessive
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Ellison v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirmed felony murder conviction; rejected claims of inconsistent verdicts and prosecutorial misconduct
Case Deon Altron Ellison v. The State of Georgia Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket
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Ferguson — Georgia Supreme Court reverses discipline; attorney could reasonably disregard unperfected chiropractor lien notice
Case In the Matter of Darryl J. Ferguson Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No.
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Leonard Richard Medley, III — Supreme Court of Georgia accepts voluntary surrender of license following wire fraud conviction
Case In the Matter of Leonard Richard Medley, III Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket
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Kelly v. State — Supreme Court of Georgia affirms murder conviction where forensic evidence excluded suicide hypothesis
Case Kelly v. State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0469 Topics Circumstantial evidence,
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Larkins v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction despite reliance on accomplice testimony
Case Larkins v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0306 Topics Accomplice
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Malcolm v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder and gang activity convictions despite sufficiency-of-evidence and ineffective-assistance challenges
Case Deqaveon Malcolm v. The State of Georgia Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No.
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McFarland v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms conviction for gang-related murder in armed robbery
Case Travis McFarland v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0403 Topics
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Miller v. State — Georgia Supreme Court reverses dismissal, allows Eighth Amendment disproportionality challenge to proceed
Case Jonathan Allen Miller v. The State of Georgia Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket
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Monroe v. State — Affirmed convictions for meth-induced infant death; distribution statute includes non-sale transfers
Case Tonya Monroe v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0060 Topics
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Nuckles v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms denial of post-judgment relief for untimely guilty plea withdrawal and void indictment claims
Case Nuckles v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia, No. S26A0321 Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026
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Painter v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirmed conviction, holding trial court properly refused insanity instructions where no evidence supported them
Case Gregory Painter v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0382 Topics
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Ragland v. State — Georgia Supreme Court upholds murder conviction, finding no reversible error in evidentiary rulings or trial counsel performance
Case Sheldon Ragland v. The State of Georgia Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No.
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Shine v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms denial of out-of-time appeal motion, holding res judicata bars relitigating previously denied habeas claims despite changed appellate rights law
Case I’Kenyo Shine v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0283 Topics
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Smith v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirmed murder conviction but remanded for trial court to reconsider new trial motion under proper discretionary standard
Case Alex Khalil Smith v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0140
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Sneed v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirmed murder convictions, rejected ineffective assistance claims, but vacated two counts for merger errors
Case Sneed v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0409 Topics Ineffective
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Spann v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction, holds evidence sufficient under Jackson standard
Case Morris Charles Spann v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided April 21, 2026 Docket No. S26A0513