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2018 Georgia Code 17-6-16 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 17-6-16 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-6-16

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 6. Bonds and Recognizances, 17-6-1 through 17-6-114.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

17-6-16. Entry of memorandum on warrant after waiver of commitment hearing and tender of bail.

If the accused person waives a commitment hearing and tenders bail, a memorandum of these facts shall be entered on the warrant by the person authorized to accept bail; and this waiver may be done by the person charged before arrest and, when done, shall operate as a supersedeas.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 4621; Code 1868, § 4645; Code 1873, § 4743; Code 1882, § 4743; Penal Code 1895, § 923; Penal Code 1910, § 948; Code 1933, § 27-419.)

Law reviews.

- For note, "Bail in Georgia: Elimination of 'Double Bonding' - A Partially Solved Problem," see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 220 (1971).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Failure to insist upon a commitment hearing until after arraignment waives any requirement for such hearing. Johnson v. Caldwell, 232 Ga. 200, 205 S.E.2d 857 (1974).

Cited in Newsome v. Scott, 151 Ga. 639, 107 S.E. 854 (1921); Fox v. State, 34 Ga. App. 74, 128 S.E. 222 (1924); Johnson v. Plunkett, 215 Ga. 353, 110 S.E.2d 745 (1959).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 1 et seq. 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 560.

C.J.S.

- 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 150, 152.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-6-16 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Watts v. Pitts

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-11-06

Citation: 322 S.E.2d 252, 253 Ga. 501, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 1012

Snippet: bail being taken shall be sufficient." OCGA § 17-6-16 provides in pertinent part: "If the accused person