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Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings
Article 7 - Demand for Trial; Announcement of Readiness for Trial
§ 17-7-172. Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial
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GA Code § 17-7-172 (2019)
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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.
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