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2018 Georgia Code 5-7-5 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 5-7-5 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 5-7-5

TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR

Section 7. Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases, 5-7-1 through 5-7-6.

ARTICLE 2 APPELLATE PRACTICE

5-7-5. Right of accused to bail; amount of bail reviewable by appellate court.

In the event the state files an appeal as authorized in this chapter, the accused shall be entitled to be released on reasonable bail pending the disposition of the appeal, except in those cases punishable by death. The amount of the bail, to be set by the court, shall be reviewable on direct application by the court to which the appeal is taken.

(Ga. L. 1973, p. 297, § 5.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

When bail may be denied generally.

- A person convicted of an offense punishable by death has no constitutional right to bail pending appeal. Wilcox v. Carter, 545 F. Supp. 1043 (M.D. Ga. 1982).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 12 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 103 et seq., 340.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 5-7-5 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 7

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-08-27

Citation: 818 S.E.2d 601, 304 Ga. 369

Snippet: *608Henry v. James , 264 Ga. 527, 533 (5), 449 S.E.2d 79 (1994). Judgment affirmed. Melton, P.J., Benham, Hunstein, Nahmias, Blackwell, Boggs, and Peterson, JJ., concur.

In re Harvey

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-10-24

Citation: 279 Ga. 876, 621 S.E.2d 409, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 3201, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 724

Snippet: violations of Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.15 (I), 1.15 (II), 5.5, 7.5, and 8.4 of Bar Rule 4-102 (d). In 2002 this Court

State v. Martin

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2004-09-27

Citation: 603 S.E.2d 249, 278 Ga. 418, 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 3129, 2004 Ga. LEXIS 802

Snippet: 297 (now codified, as amended, at OCGA§§ 5-7-1 to 5-7-5). Both this Court and the Court of Appeals have

State v. Tyson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2001-03-29

Citation: 544 S.E.2d 444, 273 Ga. 690, 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 1040, 2001 Ga. LEXIS 273

Snippet: court’s denial of bail requested pursuant to OCGA § 5-7-5, I disagree with the majority’s affirmance of the

Dixson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1998-10-05

Citation: 506 S.E.2d 128, 269 Ga. 898

Snippet: 128(2), 475 S.E.2d 627; Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5, 7(5), fn. 2, 426 S.E.2d 844 (1993). There is nothing

Vance v. Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1993-03-15

Citation: 426 S.E.2d 873, 263 Ga. 33, 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 1160, 1993 Ga. LEXIS 313

Snippet: notices of lis pendens filed pursuant to OCGA § 19-5-7.5 Accordingly, we must conclude that the title to

Brooks v. Matledge

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1897-03-04

Citation: 100 Ga. 367, 28 S.E. 119, 1897 Ga. LEXIS 66

Snippet: execution, left a balance due on his judgment of $5,7* 5, which is still unpaid. The sum realized from the