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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-31 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 17-12-31 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-12-31

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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

ARTICLE 2 PUBLIC DEFENDERS

17-12-31. Employment of additional personnel.

  1. The circuit public defender in each judicial circuit may employ additional assistant circuit public defenders, deputy circuit public defenders, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, and other employees or independent contractors if the employment of such additional personnel is provided for by local law or if the employment of such additional personnel is specifically authorized and funded by the governing authority of the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit. The circuit public defender shall define the duties and fix the title of any attorney or other employee of the office of the circuit public defender.
  2. Personnel employed by the circuit public defender pursuant to this Code section shall serve at the pleasure of the circuit public defender and shall be compensated by the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit in the manner and in an amount fixed either by local Act or by the circuit public defender with the specific approval of the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit.

(Code 1981, §17-12-31, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 35/HB 1245.)

Law reviews.

- For comment, "The Guiding Hand of Counsel: Effective Representation for Indigent Defendants in the Cordele Judicial Circuit," see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 781 (2015).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-12-31 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

Duke v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-03-15

Snippet: 16 local law and funding. See OCGA § 17-12-31 (a). It is clear that “other attorneys”

Jackson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2003-06-30

Citation: 276 Ga. 730, 583 S.E.2d 37, 2003 Ga. LEXIS 611

Snippet: findings of fact by the trial court.5 OCGA § 17-12-31 (1997). See also HB 770 (2003) amending Chapter

DeKalb County v. Adams

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-05-01

Citation: 272 Ga. 401, 529 S.E.2d 610, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 1606, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 337

Snippet: “to all its citizens in criminal cases.” OCGA § 17-12-31. Adams raised for the first time on appeal

In re Straughan

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-02-21

Citation: 260 Ga. 821, 400 S.E.2d 906, 1991 Ga. LEXIS 142

Snippet: represent indigent persons accused of crime[.] OCGA § 17-12-31 (1) and (2). The situation presented here is one