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2019 Opinion and Summaries







2019 OpinionsWeb Editor2019-03-11T07:38:58+00:00 


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March
March 11, 2019

S18G0364. TYNER v. MATTA-TRONSCOSO et al.
S18G0517. FIRST ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, INC. v. HUGHES
S18G0563. LICATA v. THE STATE
S18A1052. YARN v. THE STATE
S18A1074, S18A1075. ESPRIT v. THE STATE (two cases)
S18A1090. THE STATE v. ROSENBAUM et al.
S18A1137. THE STATE v. TEDDER
S18A1158. THE STATE v. SPRATLIN
S18A1282. BROOKS v. THE STATE
S18A1295. WARE v. THE STATE
S18A1321. DENNARD v. THE STATE
S18A1467. WEST v. THE STATE
S18A1562. JOHNSON v. THE STATE
S19A0180. COAST v. THE STATE
S19A0430. BLAINE v. THE STATE
S19Y0337-S19Y0340. IN THE MATTER OF NEIL LARSON (four cases)
S18Z1232. IN THE MATTER OF LAJUAN MIGUEL CERTION

 
March
March 4, 2019 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS

S18G0756. CHAPPUIS et al. v. ORTHO SPORT & SPINE PHYSICIANS SAVANNAH, LLC
S18G1033. HANHAM et al. v. ACCESS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LP
S18A1045. MCCORD v. THE STATE
S18A1071. TYNER v. THE STATE
S18A1121. CONLEY v. PATE
S18A1156. FULTON COUNTY v. CITY OF ATLANTA et al.
S18A1211. PARK v. THE STATE
S18A1273. OVERTON v. THE STATE
S18A1322. CHAMBERS v. HALL, WARDEN
S18A1396. CARTWRIGHT v. CALDWELL
S18A1394. FAVORS v. THE STATE
S18A1491. PRICE v. THE STATE
S18A1593. BECK v. THE STATE
S18A1598. JACKSON v. THE STATE
S18A1609. STANFORD v. THE STATE
S18A1610. CROUCH v. THE STATE
S19A0296. TUGGLE v. THE STATE
S19Y0552. IN THE MATTER OF ALVIS MELVIN MOORE


February
February 18, 2019 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS

S17G2011. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC et al. v. COBB COUNTY et al.
S18G0695, S18G0696. BISHOP v. GOINS et al. (two cases)
S18A1030. IVEY v. THE STATE
S18A1048. RILEY v. THE STATE
S18A1060. GRANT v. THE STATE
S18A1204. ELLIOTT v. THE STATE
S18A1231. WYNO v. LOWNDES COUNTY
S18A1234. WINTERS v. THE STATE
S18A1252. BEASLEY v. THE STATE
S18A1275. THE STATE v. JOHNSON
S18A1299. BENTON v. THE STATE
S18A1428. GOODSON v. THE STATE
S18A1429. MOORE v. THE STATE
S18A1440. ROBERTS v. THE STATE
S18A1445. BATTLE v. THE STATE
S18A1519. MILLER v. THE STATE
S18A1538, S18A1539. VIRGER v. THE STATE (two cases)
S18A1622, S18X1623. MORGAN COUNTY v. MAY (and vice versa)


February
February 4, 2019 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS

S18G0078. LA FONTAINE v. SIGNATURE RESEARCH, INC.
S18G0365. WHITE v. THE STATE
S18G0493, S18G0499. STATE OF GEORGIA v. INTERNATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY et al. (two cases)
S18A1031. McKELVIN v. THE STATE
S18A1145. McDANIEL v. THE STATE
S18A1154. BIRDOW v. THE STATE
S18A1209. FLANNIGAN v. THE STATE
S18A1221. WAINWRIGHT v. THE STATE
S18A1302. CURRY v. THE STATE
S18A1425. GROGAN v. CITY OF DAWSONVILLE
S18A1464. HOLLMAN v. THE STATE
S18A1468. YOUNG v. THE STATE
S18A1512. THE ANTHEM COMPANIES, INC. et al. v. CHERYL WILLS et al.
S18A1559. THE STATE v. HANNA
S19Y0498. IN THE MATTER OF JACK S. JENNINGS

January
January 22, 2019 – SUMMARIES for NOTEWORTHY OPINIONS

S18G0146. PLUMMER v. PLUMMER
S18A1040. MONDRAGON v. THE STATE
S18A1195. SOLOMON v. THE STATE
S18A1208. MIMS v. THE STATE
S18A1212. WORTHEN v. THE STATE
S18A1215. RINGOLD v. THE STATE
S18A1236. CHAVERS v. THE STATE
S18A1307. DE LA HERNANDEZ v. THE STATE
S18A1328. RICHARDSON v. THE STATE
S18A1340. THOMPSON v. THE STATE
S18A1357. MCDONALD v. THE STATE
S18A1391. KENNEDY, WARDEN v. HINES
S18A1434. JORDAN v. THE STATE
S18A1589. PARKER v. THE STATE
S18A1629. BARNES v. THE STATE
S19A0039. STROZIER v. THE STATE
S19A0153. BISHOP v. HALL, WARDEN
S19Y0266. IN THE MATTER OF HEATHER E. JORDAN
S19Y0455. IN THE MATTER OF NATHAN E. HARDWICK, IV
S19Y0466. IN THE MATTER OF SHANNON DEWAYNE PATTERSON


January
January 7, 2019

S19Y0028. IN THE MATTER OF SAMUEL WILLIAMS, JR
S19Y0122. IN THE MATTER OF MELODY YVONNE CHERRY













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