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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 12. LEGAL DEFENSE FOR INDIGENTS |
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Article 2. PUBLIC DEFENDERS |
| § 17-12-20. Public defender selection panel for each circuit; appointment of public defender; removal; vacancies |
| § 17-12-21. Qualifications for public defender position |
| § 17-12-22. Procedure for appointment of attorneys for indigent defendants in event of public defender's conflict of interest; identification of conflict |
| § 17-12-23. Cases in which public defender representation required; timing of representation; juvenile divisions; contracts with local governments |
| § 17-12-24. Financial eligibility for indigent defense services representation; operation of public defender's office |
| § 17-12-25. Salary of public defender; private practice prohibited |
| § 17-12-26. Budget of the council |
| § 17-12-27. Appointment of assistant public defenders; salary; promotions |
| § 17-12-28. Appointment of investigator; role and responsibilities; compensation; promotions |
| § 17-12-29. Employment of supplemental personnel; compensation |
| § 17-12-30. Classification of personnel; responsibilities; compensation; local supplements |
| § 17-12-31. Employment of additional personnel |
| § 17-12-32. Contracting with the council for personnel paid by local government |
| § 17-12-33. Assistant public defenders' private practice of law or concurrent judicial service prohibited; admission to bar in Georgia |
| § 17-12-34. Pro rata sharing of expenses and resources by counties in each circuit |
| § 17-12-35. Acceptance of other funding |
| § 17-12-36. Alternate delivery system; annual review of operations by council; record keeping |
| § 17-12-37. Effective date of article |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 17 Chapter 12 Article 2 NOTE
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1, effective January 1, 2005, repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 17-12-30 through 17-12-51 and was based on Ga. L. 1979, p. 367, §§ 1-12, 14-16; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 17; Ga. L. 1993, p. 308, §§ 1-3; Code 1981, § 17-12-38.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 355, § 1; Code 1981, §§ 17-12-45 through 17-12-51 enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1636, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 17; Ga. L. 1998, p. 568, § 1.
U.S. CODE. --Right to and assignment of counsel, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 44.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article, "The Indigent Defendant in Georgia Prior to Gideon v. Wainwright," see 2 Ga. St. B.J. 207 (1965).
For note on the 2003 enactment of this article, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 105 (2003).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
AM. JUR. 2D. --21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 274 et seq.
C.J.S. --24 C.J.S., Criminal Law, §§ 2425, 2426.
ALR. --Construction and effect of statutes providing for office of public defender, 36 ALR3d 1403.
Public defender's immunity from liability for malpractice, 6 ALR4th 774.
U.S. CODE. --Right to and assignment of counsel, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 44.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article, "The Indigent Defendant in Georgia Prior to Gideon v. Wainwright," see 2 Ga. St. B.J. 207 (1965).
For note on the 2003 enactment of this article, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 105 (2003).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
AM. JUR. 2D. --21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 274 et seq.
C.J.S. --24 C.J.S., Criminal Law, §§ 2425, 2426.
ALR. --Construction and effect of statutes providing for office of public defender, 36 ALR3d 1403.
Public defender's immunity from liability for malpractice, 6 ALR4th 774.