Supreme Court of Georgia
Murphy v. State
February 17, 2026
Summary
The court affirmed Murphy’s convictions for felony murder and related offenses. It held that the trial court properly excluded hearsay attributed to an unavailable declarant because the surrounding circumstances did not clearly establish the trustworthiness of the statements’ contents, and it rejected Murphy’s Brady, continuance, jury-instruction, indictment, and ineffective-assistance claims. The court also rejected Murphy’s cumulative-error argument because he established no individual error or deficient performance.