No defendant shall be liable for the costs of any witness of the state, unless such witness was subpoenaed, sworn, and examined during the trial, nor for the costs of more than two witnesses testifying on the same point, unless the court shall certify that the question at issue was of such a character as to require the testimony of more than two witnesses.
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 277; Code 1863, § 3608; Code 1868, § 3632; Code 1873, § 3682; Code 1882, § 3682; Penal Code 1895, § 1079; Penal Code 1910, § 1106; Code 1933, § 27-2802.
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For article on whether one’s property is forfeited after a conviction based on a nolo contendere plea, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Assessment and Payment of Costs of Criminal Proceedings
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-11-1. Imposition of Costs of Prosecution Upon Defendant Generally
§ 17-11-2. Liability of Defendant for Costs of Witnesses
§ 17-11-3. Liability of Defendant for Costs of Inquest
§ 17-11-4. Imposition of Costs and Jail Fees Upon Prosecutor or Complainant