Neugard v. State — affirmed convictions despite partial courtroom closure during child victim’s testimony
Case Ronald C. Neugard v. The State Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge Hodges (appointment info not available) Date […]
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Call — affirmed two misdemeanor convictions but reversed a felony conviction tried without an indictment or written waiver
Case Nathan Joe Call v. The State Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge Padgett (appointment info not available) Date
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Smith — affirmed vehicular-homicide and reckless-driving convictions and upheld blood testing for drugs and alcohol
Case Jamie Allison Smith v. The State Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge FULLER (appointment info not available) Date
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Banks v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction stemming from fatal home-invasion burglary, finding closet-replica Confrontation Clause issue harmless error
Case Jonathan Banks v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 16, 2026
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Battle v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms felony murder convictions, rejecting ineffective-assistance and mistrial claims
Case Casey Battle v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge COLVIN (Brian Kemp, 2021) Date Decided June 16,
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Booze v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms rape conviction, holding statute not vague and constructive force satisfied where victim was severely incapacitated by alcohol
Case Jerome Antonio Booze v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAGRUA (Brian Kemp, 2020) Date Decided June
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Buchalla v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder prosecution not barred by double jeopardy where victim died years after defendant’s earlier assault conviction
Case Ronald Lange Buchalla v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge PINSON (Brian Kemp, 2022) Date Decided June
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Calhoun v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction, upholding other-acts evidence and rejecting all claims of error
Case James Calhoun v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 16, 2026
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Denson v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms felony murder conviction, rejecting ineffective-assistance and sentencing claims
Case Denson v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge COLVIN (Brian Kemp, 2021) Date Decided June 16, 2026
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Floyd v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms denial of double jeopardy plea in bar, permitting retrial on felony murder and related firearms charges
Case Darnell Rene Floyd v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June
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Glenn v. State — Supreme Court of Georgia affirms malice murder conviction, rejecting sufficiency and hearsay challenges
Case Aqontise Glenn v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge Warren (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June 16,
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In the Matter of Murphy — Georgia Supreme Court disbars attorney who sent terroristic threats to judge, prosecutors, and court staff
Case In the Matter of Andrew Thurston Murphy Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 16, 2026 Docket No.
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In the Matter of Lisa Paige Lenn — Georgia Supreme Court accepts attorney’s voluntary surrender of law license following felony terroristic threats conviction
Case In the Matter of Lisa Paige Lenn Court Supreme Court of Georgia Date Decided June 16, 2026 Docket No.
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McCoy v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms denial of pretrial immunity for woman who shot ex-husband, upholding felony murder conviction
Case Kim McCoy v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 16, 2026
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McDaniel v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms murder conviction, finding no clear invocation of Miranda rights or right to counsel
Case Darrian McDaniel v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June 16,
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Piercefield v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms double murder and aggravated battery convictions, rejecting self-defense claim and all grounds on appeal
Case Lester Piercefield v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge COLVIN (Brian Kemp, 2021) Date Decided June 16,
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Price v. State — Georgia Supreme Court vacates murder conviction’s speedy trial ruling, remands for proper Barker-Doggett analysis
Case Joseph Price v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge BETHEL (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June 16,
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Rease v. State — Georgia Supreme Court affirms felony murder conviction, finding evidentiary exclusions harmless and no IAC
Case Shanard Deshun Rease v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June
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Morales v. State — Court Applies New OCGA Section 5-6-39.1, Dismisses Untimely Out-of-Time Appeal
The Court of Appeals of Georgia dismissed a criminal appeal under the new OCGA section 5-6-39.1, holding that the defendant’s motion for an out-of-time appeal was filed beyond the statute’s 100-day deadline and did not fall within the Cook v. State savings clause.
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Rymer v. State — Court Affirms Assault Conviction, Holds Distress Does Not Justify Forcible Home Entry
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.
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Morey v. State — Court Affirms Theft Conviction, Rejecting IAC and Victim-Impact Challenges
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.
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Oliver v. State — Court of Appeals Vacates Sentence Imposing Parole Conditions as Judicial Overreach
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.
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Alberti v. State — Court Clarifies Void Sentence Doctrine After Guilty Plea
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.
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Martin v. State — Court Upholds Warrantless Seizure of Computer in Child Exploitation Case
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.