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(Orig. Code 1863, § 3720; Code 1868, § 3744; Code 1873, § 3797; Code 1882, § 3797; Penal Code 1895, § 826; Penal Code 1910, § 830; Code 1933, § 59-303.)
- Although O.C.G.A. § 15-12-72 apparently makes an exception to O.C.G.A. § 15-12-73 by providing that grand jurors shall disclose everything which occurs in their service whenever it becomes necessary in any court of record in Georgia since the trial court apparently did not find such disclosure was necessary to resolve the issue before the grand jury, the trial court did not err by sustaining the state's objection to questions as to what transpired while the grand jury was in session. Womble v. State, 183 Ga. App. 727, 360 S.E.2d 271 (1987).
- Discovery, in civil proceeding, of records of criminal investigation by state grand jury, 69 A.L.R.4th 298.
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2008-10-27
Citation: 668 S.E.2d 682, 284 Ga. 510, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 3344, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 842
Snippet: grand jurors are excluded as evidence (OCGA § 15-12-73) and the stenographer "shall be incompetent to
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-07-06
Citation: 632 S.E.2d 113, 280 Ga. 706, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 2191, 34 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2468, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 468
Snippet: Since the grand jury proceedings are secret, OCGA§ 15-12-73, it is possible that a grand jury as a group of