Rule 44.6 – Motions

Within 60 days after the filing of the petition, the petitioner may file pretrial motions. Within 90 days after the filing of the petition, the respondent may file any motions. Responses to motions shall be governed by Rule 6.2. Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 44.6

Rule 44.2 – Request for judicial assignment

Within ten days of the filing of such a petition, the superior court clerk of the county where the petition is filed shall serve a copy of the petition upon the Executive Director of the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. This service may be effected by mail...

Rule 44.1 – Application

This rule shall apply to all petitions seeking, for the first time, a writ of habeas corpus in state court proceedings for those cases in which the petitioner has received a sentence of death. O.C.G.A. ยง 9-14-47.1. Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 44.1