Georgia § 17-7-172 - Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-7-172 — Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-7-172. Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial.
The state shall be required in every case to announce ready or not ready for trial, except in those cases where the defendant is entitled by law to demand a speedy trial, before the defendant shall be called on to make such announcement. (Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 138, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4710; Code 1882, § 4710; Penal Code 1895, § 959; Penal Code 1910, § 984; Code 1933, § 27-1902; Ga. L. 2006, p. 893, § 3/HB 1421.)
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