Georgia Code
Part 2 - Juries in Felony Cases
§ 15-12-164. Questions on Voir Dire; Setting Aside Juror for Cause

History. Laws 1843, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 843.; Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 86, § 1; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 229, §§ 9, 10; Code 1863, §§ 4569, 4570; Code 1868, §§ 4589, 4590; Code 1873, §§ 4682, 4683; Code 1882, §§ 4682, 4683; Penal Code 1895, §§ 975, 976; Penal Code 1910, §§ 1001, 1002; Code 1933, §§ 59-806, 59-807; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1047, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 6/HB 170; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-58/HB 415.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Criminal Justice Act of 2005.’ ”
Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 17/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall be applicable to all trials which commence on or after July 1, 2005.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’ ”
Law reviews.
For comment on Tumlin v. State, 88 Ga. App. 713 , 77 S.E.2d 555 (1953), see 16 Ga. B.J. 346 (1954).
For comment discussing constitutionality of disqualification of jurors in murder trial for general objection to death penalty in light of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S. Ct. 1770 , 20 L. Ed. 2 d 776 (1968), see 3 Ga. L. Rev. 234 (1968).
For comment on Alderman v. State, 241 Ga. 496 , 246 S.E.2d 642 , cert. denied, 439 U.S. 991, 99 S. Ct. 593 , 58 L. Ed. 2 d 666 (1978), see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 349 (1979).

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