O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 5-7-3 (2019)

Right of certiorari

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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A proceeding by certiorari may be taken by and on behalf of the State of Georgia from one court to another court of this state, where the right of certiorari is provided as a procedure for appealing a judgment, in the specified situations set forth in Code Sections 5-7-1 and 5-7-2.

History

(Ga. L. 1973, p. 297, § 3.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Certiorari to the Court of Appeals, Rules of the Supreme

Court of the State of Georgia, Rules 28 - 36.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in State v. Moore, 237 Ga. 269, 227 S.E.2d 241 (1976). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Certiorari, § 7 et seq.

C.J.S. - 24 C.J.S., Criminal Law, § 2342 et seq.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: State v. Tyson, 544 S.E.2d 444 (Ga. 2001).

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State v. Tyson, 544 S.E.2d 444 (Ga. 2001). · cites it 16× “" [3] In 1973, the Georgia General Assembly enacted OCGA § 5-7-1, which gives the state a limited right to appeal certain orders, decisions, and judgments in criminal cases to the court of appeals or supreme court, and OCGA § 5-7-3, which extends the same right to the state in…”

State v. Huckeba, 574 S.E.2d 856 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” In 1973, the Georgia General Assembly enacted OCGA § 5-7-1, which gives the state a limited right to appeal certain orders, decisions, and judgments in criminal cases to the court of appeals or supreme court, and OCGA § 5-7-3, which extends the same right to the state in…”

Katherine Armstrong v. Solicitor Gen. of Gwinnett Cnty. (Ga. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “690, 693 (1) ( 544 SE2d 444 ) (2001) (state’s right of certiorari under OCGA § 5-7-3 is limited to situations specified in OCGA § 5-7-1); Smith v.”

Johnson v. DeKalb Cnty., 449 S.E.2d 311 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 5-7-3 expands the right of the state to appeal in those cases where the right of cer-tiorari is provided as a procedure for appealing a judgment in the specified situations set forth in OCGA §§ 5-7-1 and 5-7-2.”

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