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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-44 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 17-12-44 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-12-44

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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

ARTICLE 3 ASSISTANCE BY THIRD-YEAR LAW STUDENTS OR STAFF INSTRUCTORS

17-12-44. Exception to qualification requirements for public defender or assistant public defender.

Any third-year law student or staff instructor authorized to assist a circuit public defender under this article is not required to possess the qualifications for appointment to the office of circuit public defender or appointment as an assistant circuit public defender as provided in Article 1 of this chapter.

(Code 1981, §17-12-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, "article" was substituted for "Code section".

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-12-44 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 9

Georgia Public Defender Standards Council v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2009-03-09

Citation: 675 S.E.2d 25, 285 Ga. 169, 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 763, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 87

Snippet: incurred during Palmer's retrial. Under former OCGA § 17-12-44, which was enacted in 1979, a court was empowered

Fulton County v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-09-24

Citation: 651 S.E.2d 679, 282 Ga. 570, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 2930, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 595

Snippet: ordering Fulton County to pay these costs. 3. OCGA § 17-12-44, which was enacted in 1979, provided: This article

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: this case. Contrary to Adams’s argument, OCGA § 17-12-44 is expressly limited in scope to criminal proceedings4

Leonard v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-02-03

Citation: 267 Ga. 491, 485 S.E.2d 31, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 363, 1997 Ga. LEXIS 31

Snippet: reasonable sum for his services, OCGA §§ 17-12-60 (a); 17-12-44. Further, under the circumstances of this case

Sacandy v. Walther

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27

Citation: 413 S.E.2d 727, 262 Ga. 11, 43 Fulton County D. Rep. 17, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 176

Snippet: Georgia Indigent Defense Act, OCGA §§ 17-12-30; 17-12-44.4 In re Straughan & Straughan, 260 Ga. 821, 822

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: indigent defendant in a capital felony case. OCGA § 17-12-44. See also OCGA § 17-12-60.2 *823Likewise, there

McCorkle v. Bignault

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-01-31

Citation: 260 Ga. 758, 399 S.E.2d 916

Snippet: tripartite committee. Appellant is correct that OCGA § 17-12-44 does recognize “the inherent authority of the

Amadeo v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1989-10-05

Citation: 384 S.E.2d 181, 259 Ga. 469, 1989 Ga. LEXIS 405

Snippet: 234 Ga. 45, 49 (214 SE2d 503) (1975). See OCGA § 17-12-44. However, since Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153

In Re Fee Petition of Whatley

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-09-11

Citation: 347 S.E.2d 602, 256 Ga. 289, 1986 Ga. LEXIS 816

Snippet: Finally, he insisted that since under OCGA § 17-12-44 the court has inherent power to order adequate