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O.C.G.A. § 15-12-120 (2019)

Selection and summoning of trial jurors

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Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-38/HB 415, effective July 1, 2012.

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Editor’s notes. - This Code section was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 3837; Code 1868, § 3859; Ga. L. 1869, p. 139, § 1; Code 1873, § 3931; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 27, § 1; Code 1882, § 3931; Penal Code

1895, § 852; Penal Code 1910, § 856; Code 1933, § 59-701; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-38/HB 415, and was repealed on its own terms, effective July 1, 2012.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–1998 · leading case: James Lee Spencer v. Ralph Kemp, 781 F.2d 1458 (11th Cir. 1986).
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James Lee Spencer v. Ralph Kemp, 781 F.2d 1458 (11th Cir. 1986). · cites it 2× “C.G.A. § 15-12-42(a). At the judge's direction, the box is unlocked, the seal broken, and the judge draws one ticket, upon which is recorded one name, from the box.”
Hunt v. State, 420 S.E.2d 656 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Appellant contends that his conviction is void because the jurors were not impanelled in accordance with OCGA §§ 15-12-120 and *802 15-12-65, which require that jurors be notified at least 25 days prior to the term of court.”
George v. State, 505 S.E.2d 743 (Ga. 1998). · cites it 2× “4 Subsection (b) provides in full as follows: (b) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall be applicable only if: (1) At the time the names of trial jurors are drawn by the judge of the superior court in accordance with Code Section 15-12-120, the judge who draws the jurors…”
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