2021 Georgia Code
Title 5 - Appeal and Error
Chapter 7 - Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases
- § 5-7-1. Orders, Decisions, or Judgments Appealable; Defendant's Right to Cross Appeal
- § 5-7-1.1. Right of State to Direct Appeal in Certain Delinquency Cases
- § 5-7-2. Certification Required for Immediate Review of Nonfinal Orders, Decisions, or Judgments; Exception; Motion for New Trial
- § 5-7-3. Right of Certiorari
- § 5-7-4. Time Limits and Procedures Governing Appeal and Certiorari by State
- § 5-7-5. Right of Accused to Bail; Amount of Bail Reviewable by Appellate Court
- § 5-7-6. Construction of Chapter
- For article, "The 1967 Amendments to the Georgia Civil Practice Act and the Appellate Procedure Act," see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 383 (1967). For note, "Give It to Me, I'm Worth It: The Need to Amend Georgia's Record Restriction Statute to Provide Ex-Offenders with a Second Chance in the Employment Sector," see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 267 (2017).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Chapter strictly construed in allowing appeals.
- In allowing appeals under any specific provision of this chapter, the statute must be strictly construed. State v. Watson, 143 Ga. App. 785, 240 S.E.2d 194 (1977).
Cited in State v. Gould, 232 Ga. 844, 209 S.E.2d 312 (1974); State v. Blosfield, 165 Ga. App. 111, 299 S.E.2d 588 (1983).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Appealability of order suspending imposition or execution of sentence, 51 A.L.R.4th 939.
