Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 12. JURIES · Article 5. TRIAL JURIES · Part 1. IN GENERAL

15-12-138. Oath of jury panel.

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Each panel of the trial jury shall take the following oath:
‘‘You shall well and truly try each case submitted to you during the present term and a true verdict give, according to the law as given you in charge and the opinion you entertain of the evidence produced to you, to the best of your skill and knowledge, without favor or affection to either party, provided you are not discharged from the consideration of the case submitted. So help you God.’’

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History

Orig. Code 1863, §§ 3834, 3838; Code 1868, §§ 3855, 3860; Ga. L. 1869, p. 139, § 6; Code 1873, §§ 3927, 3933; Code 1882, §§ 3927, 3933; Penal Code 1895, § 856; Penal Code 1910, § 860; Code 1933, § 59-706.

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Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, page 127; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.

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