Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 7, Article 2 - Commitment Hearings

• § 17-7-20 - Persons Who May Hold Courts of Inquiry; Procedure Where Offense Committed in County Which is Member of Regional Jail Authority.
  Any judge of a superior or state court, judge of the probate court, magistrate, or officer of a municipality who has the criminal jurisdiction...
• § 17-7-21 - Holding of Court of Inquiry by Several Judicial Officers; Procedure for Deciding Questions
  The judicial officer before whom the accused is brought may associate with him, in the investigation, one or more magistrates, in which event a...
• § 17-7-22 - Powers of Presiding Officer in Court of a Municipal Corporation to Bind Over or Commit Criminal Offenders to Jail
  Any mayor, recorder, or other proper officer presiding in any court of a municipal corporation shall have authority to bind over or commit to...
• § 17-7-23 - Duties of Court of Inquiry; Preclusion of Certain Courts From Trying Charges Involving Code Section 16-11-126
  (a) The duty of a court of inquiry is simply to determine whether there is sufficient reason to suspect the guilt of the accused...
• § 17-7-24 - Time Granted Parties to Prepare Case and to Secure Counsel; Granting of Bail Where Hearing Delayed
  A reasonable time shall be given to the defendant and prosecutor for the preparation of the case. In no event shall the defendant be...
• § 17-7-25 - Power of Court to Compel Attendance of Witnesses
  A court of inquiry shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses as in other criminal cases, as set forth in...
• § 17-7-26 - Authority to Require Bonds to Secure Appearance of Witnesses
  In the event of a commitment of the accused person, the court, in its discretion, may require the witnesses, on behalf of the state...
• § 17-7-27 - Sheriffs and Constables to Accept Bond for Appearance of Witnesses; Approval of Sureties by Sheriff
  The sheriffs and constables shall accept bond in such reasonable amount as may be just and fair to secure the appearance of any witness...
• § 17-7-28 - Hearing of Evidence by Court of Inquiry; Right of Accused to Testify; Application of Rules of Evidence; Effect of Failure of Accused to Testify
  The court of inquiry shall hear all legal evidence submitted by either party. If the accused wishes to testify and announces in open court...
• § 17-7-29 - Commitment of Defendant for Different Offense Than Stated in Warrant
  A court of inquiry may commit the defendant for a different offense than that stated in the warrant if the evidence requires it.
• § 17-7-30 - Form of Commitment
  The following form, or one in substance the same, shall be deemed to be a sufficient commitment: Georgia, County. (name of the defendant) having...
• § 17-7-31 - Endorsement of Names of State's Witnesses on Warrant
  Whenever any judicial officer sitting as a court of inquiry binds over a defendant to appear at an appropriate court to answer any charge,...
• § 17-7-32 - Disposition of Commitment Form, Warrant, and Other Papers; Delivery of Accused to Person in Charge of Jail
  The commitment form shall be delivered to the officer in whose charge the accused person is placed, and the officer shall deliver it with...
• § 17-7-33 - Billing and Payment of Costs of Justice of the Peace and Constable
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-2, effective July 1, 1983.
• § 17-7-34 - Effect of Informality in Commitment or Prior Proceedings
  No defendant shall be discharged on a writ of habeas corpus because of informality in the commitment or in the proceedings prior thereto, provided...

Last modified: October 14, 2016