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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-9-63. Motion not relating to merits of offense charged not to be granted.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-9-63. Motion not relating to merits of offense charged not to be granted.

No motion in arrest of judgment shall be granted for any matter not affecting the real merits of the offense charged in the indictment or accusation.

## History

Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 833; Code 1863, § 4517; Code 1868, § 4536; Code 1873, § 4629; Code 1882, § 4629; Penal Code 1895, § 955; Penal Code 1910, § 980; Code 1933, § 27-1601.