Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 8, Article 3 - Conduct of Proceedings

• § 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; Testimony of Other Inmates
  The trial of inmates escaping from a state or county correctional institution shall take place in the superior court of the county in which...
• § 17-8-51 - Admissibility of Testimony of Inmates in Trials for Crime of Mutiny
  At the trial of an inmate of a penal institution for the crime of mutiny, any other inmate not included in the same indictment...
• § 17-8-52 - Oath to Be Administered to Witnesses
  (a) The following oath shall be administered to witnesses in criminal cases: "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the evidence you shall give...
• § 17-8-53 - Exclusion of Public From Courtroom When Evidence Vulgar or Obscene
  During a trial in a court of any case in which the evidence is vulgar and obscene or relates to the improper acts of...
• § 17-8-54 - Persons in Courtroom When Person Under Age of 16 Testifies Concerning Sexual Offense
  In the trial of any criminal case, when any person under the age of 16 is testifying concerning any sexual offense, the court shall...
• § 17-8-55 - Testimony of Child Less Than Seventeen Years Old Outside Physical Presence of Accused
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "child" means an individual who is under 17 years of age.(b) This Code section shall...
• § 17-8-56 - Writing Out and Reading of Charge to Jury; Filing of Charge; Furnishing of Copies of Charge
  (a) The judges of the superior, state, and city courts shall, when the counsel for either party requests it before argument begins, write out...
• § 17-8-57 - Expression or Intimation of Opinion by Judge As to Matters Proved or Guilt of Accused
  (a) (1) It is error for any judge, during any phase of any criminal case, to express or intimate to the jury the judge's...
• § 17-8-58 - Objections to Jury Charges Prior to the Jury Retiring to Deliberate; Failure to Raise Objections
  (a) Any party who objects to any portion of the charge to the jury or the failure to charge the jury shall inform the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016