by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The duty of a court of inquiry is simply to determine whether there is sufficient reason to suspect the guilt of the accused and to require him to appear and answer before the court competent to try him. Whenever such probable cause exists, it is the duty of the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Any mayor, recorder, or other proper officer presiding in any court of a municipal corporation shall have authority to bind over or commit to jail offenders against any criminal law whenever, in the course of an investigation before such officer, a proper case...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The judicial officer before whom the accused is brought may associate with him, in the investigation, one or more magistrates, in which event a majority shall decide all questions. If there are only two presiding, the original officer shall determine all the questions...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
Any judge of a superior or state court, judge of the probate court, magistrate, or officer of a municipality who has the criminal jurisdiction of a magistrate may hold a court of inquiry to examine into an accusation against a person legally arrested and brought...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The official in charge of any facility in which a child is detained pending trial in the superior, state, or juvenile courts, including but not limited to sheriffs, regional jail authorities, and the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall furnish at least once a week a...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The sheriff shall not be bound to receive a prisoner from another county until the jail fees and costs are provided for as set forth in Code Section 17-7-1.OCGA ยง 17-7-2
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