Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Privileges
§ 24-5-506. Privilege Against Self-Incrimination; Testimony of Accused in Criminal Case

History. Code 1981, § 24-5-506 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Cross references.
Prohibition against compelled self-incrimination, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVI.
Testimony by defendant in pretrial hearing, § 17-7-28 .
Law reviews.
For note, “Defendant as a Witness in a Criminal Proceeding,” see 3 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (1952).
For comment criticizing Lovett v. State, 108 Ga. App. 478 , 133 S.E.2d 595 (1963), as to right of accused to assistance of counsel in making an unsworn statement, see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 512 (1964).
For article on the effect of a conviction that is based on a nolo contendere plea, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979).
For note on the Georgia right against self-incrimination, see 15 Ga. L. Rev. 1104 (1981).
For article, “Court Ordered Surgery to Retrieve Evidence in Georgia in Light of the Supreme Court Decision in Winston v. Lee,” see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 1005 (1986).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 69 (2019).

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