O.C.G.A. § 17-7-172 (2019)
Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial
The state shall be required in every case to announce ready or not ready for trial, except in those cases where the defendant is entitled by law to demand a speedy trial, before the defendant shall be called on to make such announcement.
History
Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 138, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4710; Code 1882, § 4710; Penal Code 1895,
§ 959; Penal Code 1910, § 984; Code 1933, § 27-1902; Ga. L. 2006, p. 893, § 3/HB 1421.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Continuance at defendant’s request. - Since the state was ready to proceed with the defendant’s trial within four months of the offense, but the defendant requested a continuance to prepare the defendant’s case, any delay in trial was caused by the defendant’s own ac-
tions, and the defendant was not denied a speedy trial. Myron v. State, 248 Ga. 120, 281 S.E.2d 600 (1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1154, 102 S. Ct. 1025, 71 L. Ed. 2d 310 (1982). Cited in Young v. Ricketts, 242 Ga. 559, 250 S.E.2d 404 (1978); Garner v. State,
159 Ga. App. 244, 282 S.E.2d 909 (1981); Ruffin v. State, 284 Ga. 52, 663 S.E.2d 189 (2008). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 267 et seq., 278 et seq., 284. C.J.S. - 23 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure
and Rights of the Accused, §§ 793 et seq., 823 et seq.
ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE FOR SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AT GRAND JURY OR TRIAL PROCEEDINGS
Cross references. - Compulsory process to obtain witnesses, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV. Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses, § 24-13-20 et
seq. Securing attendance of prisoners, § 24-13-60 et seq. Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State, § 24-13-90 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Court’s witnesses (other than expert) in state criminal prosecution, 16 A.L.R.4th 352.