by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The prosecutor’s name shall be endorsed on every indictment, and he shall be compelled to pay all costs and jail fees upon the acquittal or discharge of the person accused when: (1) The grand jury, by its foreman, on returning “no bill,”...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Any person convicted of murder or manslaughter in a case where an inquest has been held concerning the cause of death of the victim shall be charged for the costs of the inquest as part of the costs of prosecution.OCGA ยง 17-11-3
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
No defendant shall be liable for the costs of any witness of the state, unless such witness was subpoenaed, sworn, and examined during the trial, nor for the costs of more than two witnesses testifying on the same point, unless the court shall certify that the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The costs of a prosecution, except the fees of his own witnesses, shall not be demanded of a defendant until after trial and conviction. If convicted, judgment may be entered against the defendant for all costs accruing in the committing and trial courts and by any...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
If a convicted person under sentence of death who is found to be mentally incompetent to be executed under this article regains his or her mental competency, the fact shall be certified at once by the appropriate mental health official to the court initially making...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Appeals in cases brought under this article shall be governed by Chapter 6 of Title 5 except that as to final orders of the court which are adverse to the applicant, no appeal shall be ordered unless the Supreme Court of this state issues a certificate of probable...
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