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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure (Chs. 1 — 22)
Chapter 9 - Verdict and Judgment Generally (Arts. 1 — 4)
Article 2 - Rendition and Receipt of Verdict (§§ 17-9-20 — 17-9-23)
§ 17-9-21. Receipt of verdicts
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GA Code § 17-9-21 (2025)
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Verdicts shall be received only in open court, in the absence of agreement of the parties.
History
Orig. Code 1863, § 3486; Code 1868, § 3509; Code 1873, § 3567; Code 1882, § 3567; Civil Code 1895, § 5336; Civil Code 1910, § 5931; Code 1933, § 110-107.
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Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-12-3.
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Judgments enforcing contract contrary to public policy as subject to collateral attack, 30 A.L.R. 1100.
Right to have jury polled regarding method of reaching verdict, 86 A.L.R. 203.
Absence of accused at return of verdict in felony case, 23 A.L.R.2d 456.
Hierarchy Notes:O.C.G.A. Title 17
O.C.G.A. Title 17, Ch. 9
O.C.G.A. Title 17, Ch. 9, Art. 2
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