Georgia § 42-6-4 - Effect of failure to meet time limit for trial after delivery of inmate pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60.
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§ 42-6-4. Effect of failure to meet time limit for trial after delivery of inmate pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60.
If an inmate is not brought to trial upon a pending indictment or accusation within two terms of court after delivery of the inmate to the sheriff or a deputy sheriff pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 24-13-60, provided no continuance has been granted, all detainers based upon the pending indictments or accusations shall be stricken and dismissed from the records of the department. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 62/HB 24.) Cross references. - Demand for trial generally, § 17-7-170 et seq. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013. Law reviews. - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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