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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-13-31. Duty of district attorney to answer and defend habeas corpus action.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-13-31. Duty of district attorney to answer and defend habeas corpus action.

The district attorney shall answer and defend any habeas corpus action brought under this article, which action contests the issuance, execution, or validity of a Governor’s warrant of arrest, unless the Governor shall direct the Attorney General to answer and defend the habeas corpus action.

## History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 412, § 1.

## Cross References

Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.