by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Any person who is arrested for a crime and who is refused bail shall, within 90 days after the date of confinement, be entitled to have the charge against him or her heard by a grand jury having jurisdiction over the accused person; provided, however, that if the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
No defendant shall be discharged on a writ of habeas corpus because of informality in the commitment or in the proceedings prior thereto, provided there has been substantial compliance with this article.OCGA § 17-7-34
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The commitment form shall be delivered to the officer in whose charge the accused person is placed, and the officer shall deliver it with the accused person to the sheriff or the other person in charge of the jail. A memorandum of the commitment shall be entered...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Whenever any judicial officer sitting as a court of inquiry binds over a defendant to appear at an appropriate court to answer any charge, it shall be the duty of the judicial officer to write on the warrant the names of each witness for the state who appeared at the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The following form, or one in substance the same, shall be deemed to be a sufficient commitment:Georgia, County. (name of the defendant) having been arrested on a warrant for the offense of and brought before me, after hearing evidence it is ordered that he be...
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