by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Whenever a circuit has implemented a drug court division, mental health court division, or veterans court division, then on and after January 1, 2016, the state shall pay the circuit public defender in such circuit an annual accountability court supplement of...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Each circuit public defender shall receive an annual salary of $99,526.00, and cost-of-living adjustments may be given by the General Assembly in the General Appropriations Act by a percentage not to exceed the average percentage of the general increase in salary...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The circuit public defender, any other person or entity providing indigent defense services, or the system established pursuant to Code Section 17-12-80 shall determine if a person or juvenile arrested, detained, or charged in any manner is an indigent person...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The circuit public defender shall provide representation in the following actions and proceedings: (1) Any case prosecuted in a superior court under the laws of the State of Georgia in which there is a possibility that a sentence of imprisonment or probation or a...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The director, with input from the council, shall establish a procedure for providing legal representation in cases where the circuit public defender office has a conflict of interest. Such procedure may include, but shall not be limited to, the appointment of...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
To be eligible to fill the position of circuit public defender, a person must:(1) Have attained the age of 25 years;(2) Have been duly admitted and licensed to practice law in the superior courts for at least three years;(3) Be a member in good standing of the State...
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