If an indictment is found within the time provided for in Code Section 17-3-1 or 17-3-2, or other applicable statute, and is quashed or a nolle prosequi entered, the limitation shall be extended six months from the time the first indictment is quashed or the nolle prosequi entered.
History. Code 1933, § 26-504, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Law reviews.
For survey article on death penalty decisions from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 175 (2003).
For annual survey of criminal law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 153 (2004).