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O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-12-100 (2019)

Procedure for impaneling special grand jury; number of jurors; foreperson; powers of jury

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) The chief judge of the superior court of any county to which this part applies, on his own motion or on petition of any elected public official of the county or of a municipality lying wholly or partially within the county, may request the judges of the superior court of the county to impanel a special grand jury for the purpose of investigating any alleged violation of the laws of this state or any other matter subject to investigation by grand juries as provided by law. (b) Until July 1, 2012, the chief judge of the superior court of the county shall submit the question of impaneling a special grand jury to the judges of the superior court of the county and, if a majority of the total number of the judges vote in favor of impaneling a special grand jury, the members of a special grand jury shall be drawn in the manner prescribed by Code Section 15-12-62. On and after July 1, 2012, the chief judge of the superior court of the county shall submit the question of impaneling a special grand jury to the judges of the superior court of the county and, if a majority of the total number of the judges vote in favor of impaneling a special grand jury, the members of a special grand jury shall be chosen in the manner prescribed by Code Section

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Kenerly v. State, 715 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011).
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Kenerly v. State, 715 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 30× “The record reveals that the Gwinnett County District Attorney petitioned the judges of the Gwinnett County Superior Court to impanel a special purpose grand jury, pursuant to OCGA § 15-12-100, *191 for the purpose of investigating the acquisition of real property by the Gwinnett…”
State v. Bartel, 479 S.E.2d 4 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 18× “Though the record in this case is not entirely clear regarding the authority under which the grand jury in the underlying matter was proceeding, it appears that there is no dispute that the civil investigation of the Floyd County Hospital Authority by the special purpose grand…”
State v. Lampl, 770 S.E.2d 629 (Ga. 2015). · cites it 4× “In March 2011, the Chief Judge of the Clayton Judicial Circuit, at the request of the Clayton County District Attorney, issued an order pursuant to OCGA § 15-12-100 authorizing the impaneling of a special purpose grand jury to investigate certain alleged public corruption.”
Ellis v. State, 794 S.E.2d 601 (Ga. 2016). · cites it 4× “SeeOCGA § 15-12-100 (a) (superior court may impanel special purpose grand jury “for the purpose of investigating any alleged violation of the laws of this state or any other matter subject to investigation by grand juries as provided by law”).”
State of Georgia v. Jeffrey Clark, 119 F.4th 1304 (11th Cir. 2024). · cites it 2× “” See O.C.G.A. § 15-12-100. In January 2023, after issuing its final report, the special purpose grand jury was dis- solved.”
State v. Lampl, 750 S.E.2d 685 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “The grand jury’s indictment stemmed from an earlier investigation by a Clayton County special purpose grand jury which had been impaneled pursuant to OCGA § 15-12-100 for the purpose of investigating public corruption and various crimes allegedly committed by currently or…”
State v. John James Lampl (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “The grand jury’s indictment stemmed from an earlier investigation by a Clayton County special purpose grand jury which had been impaneled pursuant to OCGA § 15-12-100 for the purpose of investigating public corruption and various crimes allegedly committed by currently or…”
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