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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 5. APPEAL AND ERROR · Chapter 7. APPEAL OR CERTIORARI BY STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES

5-7-5. Right of accused to bail; amount of bail reviewable by appellate court.

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  1. In the event the state files an appeal as authorized in this chapter, the accused shall be entitled to be released on reasonable bail pending the disposition of the appeal, except in those cases punishable by death. The amount of the bail, to be set by the court, shall be reviewable on direct application by the court to which the appeal is taken.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1973, p. 297, § 5.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t4-6-(v4)-2013-pdf.pdf, Volume V4, 2013 edition, page 777; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 290d3a1d6843.