Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 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...

History. Laws 1836, Cobb’s Digest, p. 841; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 266, § 1; Ga. L. 1858, p. 99, § 1; Code 1863, § 4574; Code 1868, § 4595; Code 1873, § 4692; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 59, § 1; Code 1882, § 4692; Penal Code 1895, § 969; Penal Code 1910, § 995; Code 1933, § 27-2101; Ga. L. 1971, p. 891, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 618, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 20, § 9/HB 170.
Cross references.
Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-10-5 .
Number of peremptory challenges, § 15-12-165 .
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.
U.S. Code.
Joinder of offenses and of defendants, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 8.

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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

Georgia Code Article 1 - General Provisions § 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...

Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 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...