Georgia Code
Title 5 - Appeal and Error
Chapter 5 - New Trial

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 5-5-1. Power of Probate, Superior, State, Juvenile, State-Wide Business, and City of Atlanta Courts - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 503; Code 1863,...

Article 2 - Grounds

§ 5-5-20. Verdict Contrary to Evidence and Justice - In any case when the verdict of a jury is...

§ 5-5-21. Verdict Against Weight of Evidence - The presiding judge may exercise a sound discretion in granting...

§ 5-5-22. Illegal Admission or Exclusion of Evidence - The courts may grant new trials in all cases when...

§ 5-5-23. Newly Discovered Evidence - A new trial may be granted in any case where...

§ 5-5-24. Error in Instructions; Objection Required in Civil Cases; Requested Instructions; Review of Charges Involving Substantial Error - History. Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 46, § 1; Code 1863,...

§ 5-5-25. Other Grounds - In all motions for a new trial on other grounds...

Article 3 - Procedure

§ 5-5-40. Time of Motion for New Trial Generally; Amendments; Extension of Time for Filing Transcript; Time of Hearing; Priority to Cases in Which Death Penalty Imposed; Appeal Not Limited to Grounds Urged; New Trial on Court’s Own Motion - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3643; Code 1868, § 3668;...

§ 5-5-41. Requirements as to Extraordinary Motions for New Trial Generally; Notice of Filing of Motion; Limitations as to Number of Extraordinary Motions in Criminal Cases; Dna Testing - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3645; Code 1868, § 3670;...

§ 5-5-42. Form for Motion for New Trial - Click to view Click to view IN THE COURT OF...

§ 5-5-43. Allowance of Filing of Motion by Judge Other Than Trial Judge - A judge who did not try the case may, if...

§ 5-5-44. Service of Rule Nisi; Filing and Recordation of Motion - In all motions for a new trial the opposite party...

§ 5-5-45. Amendment of Rule Nisi - A rule nisi for a new trial may be amended...

§ 5-5-46. Operation of Rule Nisi as Supersedeas in Criminal Cases; Superseding of Sentence - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3649; Code 1868, § 3674;...

§ 5-5-47. Right to Give Supersedeas Bond for Bailable Offense Upon Filing of New Trial Motion; Assessment and Approval of Bond - History. Ga. L. 1916, p. 157, §§ 1, 2; Code...

§ 5-5-48. Time of New Trial Generally - When a new trial has been granted by the court,...

§ 5-5-49. Trial of Cases Returned for New Trial by Appellate Courts - History. Ga. L. 1892, p. 103, §§ 1-3; Civil Code...

§ 5-5-50. Standard for Review by Appellate Court of First Grant of New Trial - The first grant of a new trial shall not be...

§ 5-5-51. Written Basis for Exercise of Judicial Discretion for New Trial - In all civil cases in which a new trial is...