by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Whenever a change of venue is made, the clerk of the court from which the case has been transferred shall send to the court to which the case has been transferred a transcript of the order for the change of venue, the evidence before the court of inquiry, a list of...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a)(1) The defendant, in any criminal case in which a trial by jury is provided, may move in writing for a change of venue, whenever, in the defendant’s or defense counsel’s judgment, an impartial jury cannot be obtained in the county where the crime is...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term:(1) “Insane at the time of the crime” means meeting the criteria of Code Section 16-3-2 or 16-3-3. However, the term shall not include a mental state manifested only by repeated unlawful or antisocial...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
At the trial of a criminal case in which the defendant intends to interpose the defense of insanity, evidence may be introduced to prove the defendant’s sanity or insanity at the time at which he is alleged to have committed the offense charged in the indictment...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child” means an accused person under the jurisdiction of the superior court pursuant to Code Section 15-11-560.(2) “Civil commitment” means the accused’s involuntary inpatient or outpatient...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) When information becomes known to the court sufficient to raise a bona fide doubt regarding the accused’s mental competency to stand trial, the court has a duty, sua sponte, to inquire into the accused’s mental competency to stand trial. The court may...
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