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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-13-62. Issuance of writ of habeas corpus requiring prisoner’s delivery to serve as witness in superior court.
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# O.C.G.A. § 24-13-62. Issuance of writ of habeas corpus requiring prisoner’s delivery to serve as witness in superior court.

The writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum may be issued by the superior court to cause the production in court of any witness under legal imprisonment.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-13-62, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.