Georgia Code
Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases
§ 17-16-4. Disclosure Required by Prosecuting Attorney and Defendant; Inspections Allowed; Reducing Oral Reports to Writing; Continuing Duty to Disclose; Discovery Creating Threat of Physical or Economic Harm

History. Code 1981, § 17-16-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 154, §§ 5, 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 13/HB 170; Ga. L. 2008, p. 829, § 2/HB 1020; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 34/HB 24.
Cross references.
Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses, § 24-13-20 et seq.
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 2005 amendment applies to all trials which commence on or after July 1, 2005.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For article discussing available means of discovery for criminal cases in Georgia, see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 134 (1976).
For note, “Criminal Discovery: The Use of Notices to Produce,” see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 331 (1978).
For note, “The Criminal Discovery Dilemma in Georgia,” see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 1113 (1983).
For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).
For annual survey on criminal law and procedure, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1990).
For article, “Criminal Discovery: Disclosure of Police Internal Affairs Division Documents and Police Personnel Files,” see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 34 (1992).
For article, “Criminal Discovery: Disclosure of Police Internal Affairs Division Documents and Police Personnel Files,” see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 34 (1992).
For annual survey of death penalty decisions, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 139 (2005); 58 Mercer L. Rev. 111 (2006).
For note and comment, “Hope for the Best and Prepare for the Worst: The Capital Defender’s Guide to Reciprocal Discovery in the Sentencing Phase of Georgia Death Penalty Trials,” see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 995 (2007).
For survey article on criminal law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (2008).
For survey article on death penalty law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 105 (2008).
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).