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2018 Georgia Code 15-12-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 12. Juries, 15-12-1 through 15-12-172.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-12-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

  1. "Array" means the body of persons subject to voir dire from which the final jury and alternate jurors are selected.
  2. "Choose" or "chosen" means the act of randomly selecting potential jurors from the county master jury list in a manner that does not deliberately or systematically exclude identifiable and distinct groups from the venire.
  3. "Clerk" means the clerk of the superior court or a jury clerk if one is appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 15-12-11 or Code Section 15-12-12.
  4. "Council" means The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia.
  5. "County master jury list" means a list compiled by the council of names of persons, including their addresses, city of residence, dates of birth, and gender, eligible for trial or grand jury service.
  6. "Defer" means a postponement of a person's jury service until a later date.
  7. "Excuse" means the grant of a person's request for temporary exemption from jury service.
  8. "Inactivate" means removing a person's name and identifying information who has been identified on the county master jury list as a person who is permanently prevented from being chosen as a trial or grand juror because such person is statutorily ineligible or incompetent to serve as a juror.
  9. "State-wide master jury list" means a comprehensive master list that identifies every person of this state who can be determined to be prima facie qualified to serve as a trial or grand juror.
  10. "Venire" means the list of persons summoned to serve as trial or grand jurors for a particular term of court.

(Code 1981, §15-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-5/HB 415; Ga. L. 2014, p. 451, § 3/HB 776; Ga. L. 2014, p. 862, § 1/HB 1078.)

The 2014 amendments. The first 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Code Section 15-12-12" for "subsection (b) of Code Section 15-12-23" in paragraph (3); substituted "The Council" for "the Council" in paragraph (4); deleted former paragraph (9), which read: " 'Jury commissioner' means a member of a county board of jury commissioners."; and redesignated former paragraphs (10) and (11) as present paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively. The second 2014 amendment, effective April 29, 2014, inserted "trial or grand" near the end of paragraphs (5), (10) (now paragraph (9)) and (11) (now paragraph (10)).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.'"

Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-5/HB 415, effective July 1, 2011, redesignated former Code Section 15-12-1 as present Code Section 15-12-1.1.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 15-12-1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 20

Moody v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-05-16

Citation: 888 S.E.2d 109, 316 Ga. 490

Snippet: be chosen from a county master jury list”) and 15-12-1 (5) (defining the term “‘[c]ounty master jury

GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANAN

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-06-01

Citation: 874 S.E.2d 52, 313 Ga. 811

Snippet: excuse constitutes ‘good cause’” under OCGA § 15-12-1 (a)); Crider v. Sneider, 243 Ga. 642, 645-646 (1)

Sinkfield v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-05-17

Citation: 858 S.E.2d 703, 311 Ga. 524

Snippet: cause” inquiry under former version of OCGA § 15-12-1.1 (a) (1)); Joyner v. State, 251 Ga. 84, 85 (303

Lanier v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-12-07

Citation: 852 S.E.2d 509, 310 Ga. 520

Snippet: juror where the juror shows “good cause.” OCGA § 15-12- 1.1 (a) (1); see also Young v. State, 290 Ga. 392

Hill v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2020-10-19

Citation: 850 S.E.2d 110, 310 Ga. 180

Snippet: the Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011, OCGA § 15-12-1 et seq. We held that the list from which Fulton

State v. Towns

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-10-21

Citation: 307 Ga. 351

Snippet: jurors be selected randomly. See also OCGA § 15-12-1 (2) (defining “choose” and “chosen” for purposes

Davis v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-09-09

Citation: 306 Ga. 764

Snippet: service would impose an undue hardship. OCGA § 15-12-1 (a).” Stewart v. State, 277 Ga. 768, 769- 770

Ricks v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-05-15

Citation: 301 Ga. 171, 800 S.E.2d 307, 2017 WL 2061675, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 383

Snippet: L. 2011, p. 59, §§ 1-5, 1-16 (amending OCGA §§ 15-12-1 and 15-12-40.1). The Clerks Council is required

O'Connell v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-01-21

Citation: 294 Ga. 379, 754 S.E.2d 29, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 145, 2014 WL 211229, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 64

Snippet: 79 (106 SCt 1712, 90 LE2d 69) (1986). OCGA§ 15-12-1.1 (a) (2). The trial judge found the State’s

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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-01-21

Snippet: must make a prima 3 OCGA § 15-12-1.1 (a) (2).

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-09-23

Citation: 293 Ga. 641, 748 S.E.2d 896, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 2954, 2013 WL 5303230, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 716

Snippet: OCGA § 15-12-1.1, effective July 1, 2011, which redesignated former OCGA § 15-12-1 as OCGA § 15-12-1.1 and

Walker v. Hagins

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2012-02-06

Citation: 290 Ga. 512, 722 S.E.2d 725, 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 352, 2012 WL 360524, 2012 Ga. LEXIS 143

Snippet: jurors indiscriminately in violation of OCGA § 15-12-1.1 and of this Court’s holding in Yates v. State

Young v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2012-01-23

Citation: 290 Ga. 392, 721 S.E.2d 855, 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 205, 2012 Ga. LEXIS 79

Snippet: excused or an affidavit as required by OCGA § 15-12-1.1. He further argues that the jurors were excused

Bryant v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-03-18

Citation: 708 S.E.2d 362, 288 Ga. 876, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 794, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 251

Snippet: that the trial court failed to comply with OCGA § 15-12-1 (a) (1), (3). That statute provides that “any person

Humphreys v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2010-03-15

Citation: 694 S.E.2d 316, 287 Ga. 63, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 732, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 227

Snippet: from jury duty pursuant to OCGA § 15-12-1.0 [sic].”3 OCGA § 15-12-1 (a) (1) provides in relevant part

Stinski v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2010-03-01

Citation: 691 S.E.2d 854, 286 Ga. 839, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 551, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 186

Snippet: 31. Stinski's claim that application of OCGA §§ 15-12-1 and 15-12-60 in his case resulted in the unconstitutional

Harper v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2008-02-11

Citation: 657 S.E.2d 213, 283 Ga. 102, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 435, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 150

Snippet: deferred until the following term. See OCGA § 15-12-1 (a) (1) (authorizing deferral of jury service to

Walker v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-10-09

Citation: 653 S.E.2d 439, 282 Ga. 774, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 3070, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 729

Snippet: appear in pages of the record he cites. See OCGA § 15-12-1(a)(1); McClain v. State, 267 Ga. 378(1)(c), 477

Stokes v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-04-24

Citation: 644 S.E.2d 116, 281 Ga. 875

Snippet: one thing for long periods of time. See OCGA § 15-12-1(a); Sealey v. State, 277 Ga. 617(8), 593 S.E.2d

Tollette v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-11-07

Citation: 621 S.E.2d 742, 280 Ga. 100, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 3358, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 770

Snippet: an available courtroom was limited. See OCGA § 15-12-1(a); McClain v. State, 267 Ga. 378, 381-382(1)(c)