2021 Georgia Code
Title 5 - Appeal and Error
Chapter 7 - Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases
§ 5-7-3. Right of Certiorari

Universal Citation: GA Code § 5-7-3 (2021)

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.

(Ga. L. 1973, p. 297, § 3.)

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.

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