Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-8-2. Indictments and Special Presentments to Be Presented to Jury; Exception for Settlements Between Prosecutor and Defendant Which Are Approved by Court

All indictments or special presentments shall be submitted to and passed upon by a jury under the direction of the presiding judge unless there is a settlement of the case between the prosecutor and the defendant, which settlement shall be valid only by the approval and order of the court on examination into the merits of the case.
History. Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 864; Code 1863, § 4588; Code 1868, §§ 4609, 4610; Ga. L. 1870, p. 422, § 2; Code 1873, § 4706; Code 1882, § 4706; Penal Code 1895, § 956; Penal Code 1910, § 981; Code 1933, § 27-1701.

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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