by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The council may assist the public defenders throughout the state in their efforts to provide adequate legal defense to the indigent. Assistance may include: (1) The preparation and distribution of a basic defense manual and other educational materials;(2) The...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) To be eligible for appointment as the director, a candidate shall be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia with at least seven years’ experience in the practice of law. The director shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The council: (1) Shall be a legal entity;(2) Shall have perpetual existence;(3) May contract;(4) May own property;(5) May accept funds, grants, and gifts from any public or private source, which shall be used to defray the expenses incident to implementing its...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) There is created the Georgia Public Defender Council to be composed of nine members. Other than county commission members, members of the council shall be individuals with significant experience working in the criminal justice system or who have demonstrated a...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Assistant public defender” means an attorney who is employed by any circuit public defender.(2) “Circuit public defender” means the head of a public defender office providing indigent defense...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003.”(b) The Georgia Public Defender Council shall be an independent agency within the executive branch of state government.(c) The council shall be responsible for...
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