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# O.C.G.A. § 5-6-40. Enumeration of errors.

The appellant and cross appellant shall file with the clerk of the appellate court, at such time as may be prescribed by its rules, an enumeration of the errors which shall set out separately each error relied upon. The enumeration shall be concise and need not set out or refer to portions of the record on appeal. It shall be served upon the appellee or cross appellee in the manner prescribed in Code Section 5-6-32, need not have approval of the trial court, and when filed shall become a part of the record on appeal. The appellate court, by rule, may permit the enumeration to be made a part of the brief.

## History

Ga. L. 1965, p. 18, § 14; Ga. L. 1965, p. 240, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1072, § 8.

## Cross References

Briefs of appellant and cross appellant, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 39. Service on opposing parties, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 43. Argument and citation of authority, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 45. Judgments deemed included and presented, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 46. Filing of enumeration of errors, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 5. Structure and content of appellate brief, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 15.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey article discussing developments in criminal law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 167 (2000). For article, ‘‘‘May It Please the Court:’ Tips on Effective Appellate Advocacy from Start to Finish,’’ see 16 (No. 1) Ga. St. B.J. 28 (2010).

For note discussing the reluctance of Georgia courts to grant appeals when overruled motion for new trial not enumerated as error in light of Hill v. Willis, 224 Ga. 263, 161 S.E.2d 281 (1968), see 5 Ga. St. B.J. 269 (1968).

For comment on Crider v. State, 115 Ga. App. 347, 154 S.E.2d 743 (1967), see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 265 (1967).