O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 17-12-6 (2019)

Assistance of council to public defenders

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) The council may assist the public defenders throughout the state in their efforts to provide adequate legal defense to the indigent. Assistance may include:

(1) The preparation and distribution of a basic defense manual and other educational materials;

(2) The preparation and distribution of model forms and documents employed in indigent defense;

(3) The promotion of and assistance in the training of indigent defense attorneys;

(4) The provision of legal research assistance to public defenders; and

(5) The provision of such other assistance to public defenders as may be authorized by law.

(b) The council:

(1) Shall be the fiscal officer for the circuit public defender offices and shall account for all moneys received from each governing authority; and

(2) May collect, maintain, review, and publish in print or electronically records and statistics for the purpose of evaluating the delivery of indigent defense representation in Georgia.

History

Code 1981, § 17-12-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 19/HB 1245; Ga. L. 2010,

p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 7-5/HB 328.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Duke v. State, 856 S.E.2d 250 (Ga. 2021).
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Duke v. State, 856 S.E.2d 250 (Ga. 2021). · cites it 4× “, with all emphases supplied, OCGA §§ 17-12-6 (a) (1) (“The [GPDC] may assist public defenders throughout the state .”
Augusta Jud. Circuit Off. of the Pub. Def. v. Necia Hodge-Peets (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “169, 171 ( 675 SE2d 25 ) (2009) (noting that the “Act replaced the previous county-level piecemeal system with a statewide system which places on the Council the responsibility” of providing legal representation to indigent defendants); OCGA §§ 17-12-6 (b) (1) (designating the…”
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