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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-37 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 17-12-37 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-12-37

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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

ARTICLE 2 PUBLIC DEFENDERS

17-12-37. Effective date of article.

This article shall become effective on January 1, 2005; provided, however, that the council and the circuit public defender selection panels shall be authorized to take administrative actions as may be necessary or appropriate to prepare for and phase-in full implementation of this article on or after December 31, 2003.

(Code 1981, §17-12-37, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 17-12-37

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Sacandy v. Walther, 413 S.E.2d 727 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 27, 1992 | 262 Ga. 11, 43 Fulton County D. Rep. 17

...I hope this activity will spread around the state. I also point out that nothing in this opinion prevents an inexperienced lawyer from serving as a volunteer co-counsel without compensation. NOTES [1] Local governing committees, as defined in OCGA § 17-12-37 (b) may elect to provide indigent defense services through a public defender system, panel of private lawyers, a legal aid and defender society, a contract system or a combination of the foregoing to provide adequate legal defense for indigents accused of felonies or misdemeanors....
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McCorkle v. Bignault, 260 Ga. 758 (Ga. 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 31, 1991 | 399 S.E.2d 916

...The resolution also provided that the board supported and committed itself to follow the procedures set forth in the Guidelines of the Georgia Indigent Defense Council for the Operation of *759Local Indigent Defense Programs (the “guidelines”). As required by OCGA § 17-12-37, a tripartite committee was established to implement and manage the county’s indigent defense program....