Georgia Supreme Court rules Ryan Duke can use state funds for defense in Grinstead case Their decision says the trial court made an error when it ruled that Duke doesn't have a right to state-funded experts Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 10:21 AM EDT March 15, 2021 ATLANTA — Editor's Note: The video in this story is from when the case went before the Georgia Supreme Court. The Georgia Supreme Court issued a decision Monday in the Tara Grinstead case reversing part of a ruling that would have kept her accused killer from using state funds to prepare for trial. The issue was whether the state should pay for expert witnesses and investigators to help assemble Ryan Duke’s defense.