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O.C.G.A. § 17-12-120 — 17-12-120 through 17-12-128 | Georgia Code
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TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 12. Legal Defense For Indigents, 17-12-1 through 17-12-128.

ARTICLE 6 GEORGIA CAPITAL DEFENDER

17-12-120 through 17-12-128.

Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 42/HB 1245, effective July 1, 2008.

Editor's notes.

- This article was based on Code 1981, §§ 17-12-120 through17-12-127,17-12-127.1, and17-12-128, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1 and Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 17.

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·Britt v. State, 653 S.E.2d 713 (Ga. 2007).

Cited 40 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 21, 2007 | 282 Ga. 746

...The Council moved to quash the subpoenas, but the motion was denied in an order dated February 13, 2007. The funding concerns also prompted Sanders' attorneys to file a motion challenging the constitutionality of "The Funding Scheme For Capital Indigent Defense Mandated By OCGA § 17-12-120 Through OCGA § 17-12-128," and a "Motion for Payment of Adequate Compensation to Counsel." However, because (1) Ramseur is an employee of the Capital Defender, (2) Britt's compensation as a contracted attorney is controlled by the Capit...
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·Phan v. State, 290 Ga. 588 (Ga. 2012).

Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 27, 2012 | 723 S.E.2d 876, 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 587

...The capital defender’s division is responsible for providing indigent defense in death penalty cases in the State. OCGA § 17-12-12 (a). The Office of the Georgia Capital Defender was the predecessor to the capital defender division of the GPDSC. See OCGA § 17-12-12 (a). See also OCGA §§ 17-12-120 to 17-12-128 (repealed effective July 1, 2008, see Ga....
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Cited as authorityChristopher Shawn Shriver v. State (2024)
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