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 Judge Per Curiam Date Decided June 16,
Case In the Matter of Andrew Thurston Murphy Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge Per Curiam Date Decided June 16,
Case In the Matter of Lisa Paige Lenn Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge Per Curiam Date Decided June 16,
Case Kim McCoy v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 16, 2026
Case Darrian McDaniel v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June 16,
Case Lester Piercefield v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge COLVIN (Brian Kemp, 2021) Date Decided June 16,
Case Joseph Price v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge BETHEL (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June 16,
Case Shanard Deshun Rease v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June
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.
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 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 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 Judge LAGRUA (Brian Kemp, 2020) Date Decided June 2,
Case De’Monte Anderson v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAND (Brian Kemp, 2025) Date Decided June 2,
Case Derrick Burden v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAGRUA (Brian Kemp, 2020) Date Decided June 2,
Case Cleveland Clark v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge Unchecked Date Decided June 2, 2026 Docket No.
Case Javaris Compton v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAGRUA (Brian Kemp, 2020) Date Decided June 2,
Case Albert Glover v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge BETHEL (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June 2,
Case Nathan Jones v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge BETHEL (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June 2,
Case Christopher Alexander Miller v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 2,
Case Keyondre Preston v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge LAGRUA (Brian Kemp, 2020) Date Decided June 2,
Case Timothy LaRue Sheffield v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge Warren (Nathan Deal, 2018) Date Decided June
Case James Sims v. The State Court Supreme Court of Georgia Judge ELLINGTON (elected 2018) Date Decided June 2, 2026