2022 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 16 - Discovery
Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases
§ 17-16-3. Copy of Indictment or Accusation and List of Witnesses Furnished

Prior to arraignment, every person charged with a criminal offense shall be furnished with a copy of the indictment or accusation and a list of witnesses that may be supplemented pursuant to the other provisions of this article.

History. Code 1981, § 17-16-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2.

Cross references.

Copy of indictment and list of witnesses to be furnished to defendant, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.

List of witnesses, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 30.3.

Motions, demurrers, special pleas, and similar items in criminal matters, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 31.

Pleadings by defendant, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 33.

Unified appeal, pre-trial proceedings, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 34.3.

Reply, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 6.2.

Filing and processing documents, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 36.

Editor’s notes.

Ga. L. 1983, p. 503, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes imposed by Article I, Section I, Paragraph XIV of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.”

Law reviews.

For article discussing available means of discovery for criminal cases in Georgia, see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 134 (1976).

For note, “Criminal Discovery: The Use of Notices to Produce,” see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 331 (1978).

For note, “The Criminal Discovery Dilemma in Georgia,” see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 1113 (1983).

For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).