Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-8-1. Cases to Be Called in Order in Which They Stand on Docket; Exceptions; Preferred Scheduling When Alleged Victim Is Disabled Adult or Elder Person

History. Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 139, § 1; Code 1863, § 4592; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4710; Code 1882, § 4710; Penal Code 1895, § 942; Penal Code 1910, § 967; Code 1933, § 27-1301; Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-5/HB 72.
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For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2015).

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Georgia Code

Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 8 - Trial

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 17-8-1. Cases to Be Called in Order in Which They Stand on Docket; Exceptions; Preferred Scheduling When Alleged Victim Is Disabled Adult or Elder Person

§ 17-8-2. Indictments and Special Presentments to Be Presented to Jury; Exception for Settlements Between Prosecutor and Defendant Which Are Approved by Court

§ 17-8-3. Entry of Nolle Prosequi

§ 17-8-4. Procedure for Trial of Jointly Indicted Defendants; Right of Defendants to Testify for or Against One Another; Order of Separate Trials; Acquittal or Conviction Where Offense Requires Joint Action or Concurrence; Number of Strikes Allowed D...

§ 17-8-5. Recordation of Testimony in Felony Cases; Entering Testimony on Minutes of Court Where Guilty Verdict Found; Preparation of Transcript Where Death Sentence Imposed; Preparation of Transcript Where Mistrial Results in Felony Case

§ 17-8-6. Authority of Municipal Court to Seal Criminal Records