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

O.C.G.A. § 17-13-31 (2019)

Duty of district attorney to answer and defend habeas corpus action

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The district attorney shall answer and defend any habeas corpus action brought under this article, which action contests the issuance, execution, or validity of a Governor’s warrant of arrest, unless the Governor shall direct the Attorney General to answer and defend the habeas corpus action.

History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 412, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.