Georgia Code
Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally
§ 17-10-36. Establishment of Unified Review Procedure by Supreme Court; Effect on Habeas Corpus

History. Code 1933, § 27-2538, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 390, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1437, § 5.
Cross references.
Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, a comma was inserted following “July 1, 1988” in subsection (a) and a comma was deleted following “death penalty is sought” near the beginning of subsection (b).
Law reviews.
For article, “A Study of the Unified Appeal Procedure in Georgia,” see 23 Ga. L. Rev. 185 (1988).
For survey article on death penalty law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 105 (2008).

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Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment

Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally

§ 17-10-30. Procedure for Imposition of Death Penalty Generally

§ 17-10-31. Requirement of Jury Finding of Aggravating Circumstance and Recommendation of Death Penalty Prior to Imposition; Arguments of Counsel During Sentencing Phase; Jury Instructions; Actions of Judge in Event of Failure to Reach Unanimous Verd...

§ 17-10-32. Sentencing of Person Indicted for Capital Offense to Life Imprisonment or Other Punishment Upon Plea of Guilty

§ 17-10-33. Imposition of Sentence of Death Upon Judgment of Death; to Whom Copies of Sentence Sent; Conveying Defendant to State Correctional Institution; Expenses of Transporting Defendant

§ 17-10-34. Sentence to Specify Time Period for and Place of Execution; Appointing Time Period for Execution of Pregnant Female