If the clerk of the court shall fail or neglect to record the arraignment and plea of the person accused of committing a crime at the time the arraignment and plea are made, the recordation may be done at any time afterward by order of the court; and this shall cure the error or omission of the clerk.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 835; Code 1863, § 4527; Code 1868, § 4546; Code 1873, § 4640; Code 1882, § 4640; Penal Code 1895, § 948; Penal Code 1910, § 973; Code 1933, § 27-1406.
Cross references.
Effect of mistake or misprision of clerk or other ministerial officer generally, § 17-1-3 .
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings
Article 5 - Arraignment and Pleas Generally
§ 17-7-90. Issuance of Bench Warrant; Execution; Receiving Bail, Fixing Bond, and Approving Sureties
§ 17-7-94. Recordation and Effect of Plea of “Not Guilty” or of Standing Mute
§ 17-7-96. Prosecuting Officer to Enter Arraignment and Plea on Indictment or Accusation
§ 17-7-97. Proceedings Upon Failure of Clerk to Record Arraignment and Plea; Effect of Proceedings