Georgia § 5-6-13 - Granting of supersedeas in cases of contempt.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 5-6-13 — Granting of supersedeas in cases of contempt., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-6-13. Granting of supersedeas in cases of contempt.
A judge of any trial court or tribunal having the power to adjudge and punish for contempt shall grant to any person convicted of or adjudged to be in contempt of court a supersedeas upon application and compliance with the provisions of law as to appeal and certiorari, where the person also submits, within the time prescribed by law, written notice that he intends to seek review of the conviction or adjudication of contempt. It shall not be in the discretion of any trial court judge to grant or refuse a supersedeas in cases of contempt. This Code section shall not apply to contempt in the presence of the court during the progress of a proceeding. (Ga. L. 1939, p. 260, § 1.) Cross references. - Supersedeas, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 12. Supersedeas, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 50. Law reviews. - For article, "Jury Trials in Contempt Cases," see 20 Ga. B.J. 297 (1957). For article on domestic relations, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 65 (2014). For article, "How Not to Get Thrown in Jail," see 22 Ga. Bar. J. 17 (June 2017).
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