Georgia § 17-10-37 - Appointment of assistant to Supreme Court to review death sentences; employment of staff to compile data.

§ 17-10-37. Appointment of assistant to Supreme Court to review death sentences; employment of staff to compile data.

There shall be an assistant to the Supreme Court who shall be an attorney appointed by the Chief Justice and who shall serve at the pleasure of the court. The assistant shall assist the Supreme Court in the review of all death sentences. The court shall be authorized to employ an appropriate staff and such methods to compile such data as are deemed by the Chief Justice to be appropriate and relevant to the statutory questions concerning the validity of the sentence reviewed in accordance with Code Section 17-10-35. (Code 1933, § 27-2537, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 159, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 420, § 2/HB 323.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2010, p. 420, § 3/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to any case docketed on or after July 1, 2010. Law reviews. - For article, "Toward a Perspective on the Death Penalty Cases," see 27 Emory L.J. 469 (1978). For article surveying judicial developments in Georgia Criminal Law, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (1979). For note, "Reviewing the Georgia Supreme Court's Efforts at Proportionality Review," see 39 Ga. L. Rev. 631 (2005). For comment analyzing and criticizing the 1973 capital punishment statute in light of Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S. Ct. 2726 , 33 L. Ed. 2 d 346 (1972), see 24 Mercer L. Rev. 891 (1973). For comment criticizing inadequate standards and nebulous measurements for review under Georgia death penalty statute, in light of Coley v. State, 231 Ga. 829 , 204 S.E.2d 612 (1974), see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 331 (1974).