Chapter

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

O.C.G.A. § 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
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-2— Indictments and special presentments to be presented to jury; exception for settlements between prosecutor and defendant which are approved by court
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-3— Entry of nolle prosequi
O.C.G.A. § 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 defendants
O.C.G.A. § 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
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-6— Authority of municipal court to seal criminal records
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-20— Showing of due diligence required of applicants for continuances generally
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-21— When showing for continuance required of state
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-22— Consideration of motion for continuance by court generally; allowance of counter-showing to motion
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-23— Absence of party as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-24— Absence or illness of counsel as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-25— Absence of witness as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-26— Party or party’s attorney in attendance at General Assembly as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-27— Attorney General in attendance at General Assembly as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-28— Witness in attendance at General Assembly as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-29— Party or party’s counsel in attendance at meeting of Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-30— Party or party’s counsel in attendance at meeting of Board of Human Services or Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as grounds for granting continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-31— Party, leading attorney, or material witness in attendance on active duty as member of National Guard or component of armed forces of the United States as grounds for granting continuance; setting bail in certain cases
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-32— Effect of admission by opposing party of facts to be proved upon allowance of continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-33— Granting of continuances where indictment found or accusation made; continuance where material witness unavailable; continuances required by principles of justice; granting of continuance where postponement possible to later date in term
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-34— Granting of continuances in cases returned by appel- late court for trial
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-35— Effect of continuance by defendant upon trial of codefendants
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-36— Entry of date of continuance upon docket of court; announcement of continuance in open court
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-37— Duration of continuance
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-38— Case not reached at trial term continued
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-50— Courts in which trials of inmates escaping from correctional institutions to take place; admissibility of records pertaining to former trials of such inmates; tes- timony of other inmates
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-51— Admissibility of testimony of inmates in trials for crime of mutiny
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-52— Oath to be administered to witnesses
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-53— Exclusion of public from courtroom when evidence vulgar or obscene
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-54— Persons in courtroom when person under age of 16 testifies concerning sexual offense
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-55— Testimony of child less than 17 years old outside physical presence of accused
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-56— Writing out and reading of charge to jury; filing of charge; furnishing of copies of charge
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-57— Expression or intimation of opinion by judge as to matters proved or guilt of accused
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-58— Objections to jury charges prior to the jury retiring to deliberate; failure to raise objections
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-70— Number of counsel permitted to argue case
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-71— Order of argument after evidence presented
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-72— Misdemeanors and cases arising from inferior judicatories; time limits on closing argument
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-73— Noncapital and capital felony cases; time limits on closing argument
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-74— Allowance of additional time for closing argument
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-75— Improper statements by counsel
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-76— Argument to or in front of jury as to possibility of clemency