O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-7-46 (2019)

No right to grand jury indictment

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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The accused in criminal proceedings in a state court shall not have the right to indictment by the grand jury of the county.

History

Code 1981, § 15-7-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Sanderson v. State, 217 Ga. App. 51, 456 S.E.2d 667 (1995).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1995 · leading case: Ward v. State, 373 S.E.2d 65 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988).

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Ward v. State, 373 S.E.2d 65 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “An indictment is not required (OCGA § 15-7-46) and an accused may be tried upon the Uniform Traffic Citation.”

Sanderson v. State, 456 S.E.2d 667 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 15-7-46. The language of OCGA § 45-11-4 only expressly requires that the specified privileges be granted officials who are indicted; but because that provision was first enacted in 1833, long before the legislature enacted the Code sections allowing misdemeanors to be…”

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