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2020 OpinionsWeb Editor2020-02-10T08:49:29-05:00



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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)
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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