Georgia § 5-6-50 - Procedure provided by article supersedes former appellate procedure.

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§ 5-6-50. Procedure provided by article supersedes former appellate procedure.

The procedure provided in this article shall serve all purposes which a bill of exceptions or writ of error has served in the past; and, where under any law of force in this state provision is made for the taking of writs of error or bills of exception, the procedure prescribed in this article shall be deemed to apply in lieu thereof as to the procedure and as to all time requirements. (Ga. L. 1965, p. 18, § 19.)

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Section 5-6-50 ("Procedure provided by article supersedes former appellate procedure.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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