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Título 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Capítulo 8. TRIAL · Artículo 4. CONDUCT AND ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL

17-8-75. Improper statements by counsel.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. Where counsel in the hearing of the jury make statements of prejudicial matters which are not in evidence, it is the duty of the court to interpose and prevent the same. On objection made, the court shall also rebuke the counsel and by all needful and proper instructions to the jury endeavor to remove the improper impression from their minds; or, in his discretion, he may order a mistrial if the prosecuting attorney is the offender.

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Civil Code 1895, § 4419; Civil Code 1910, § 4957; Code 1933, § 81-1009.

Cross references

Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-10-185.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘From O.J. to McVeigh: The Use of Argument in the Opening Statement,’’ see 48 Emory L.J. 107 (1999). For article, ‘‘Death Penalty Law,’’ see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 233 (2001). For note, ‘‘Argument of Counsel,’’ see 1 Ga. B.J. 44 (1927). For comment on Aycock v. State, 180 Ga. 150, 4 S.E.2d 221 (1939), see 2 Ga. B.J. 69 (1940). For comment on Washington v. State, 80 Ga. App. 415, 56 S.E.2d 119 (1949), see 1 Mercer L. Rev. 320 (1950). For comment on Cornett v. State, 218 Ga. 405, 128 S.E.2d 317 (1962), see 25 Ga. B.J. 448 (1963).

Otras notas

History of Code section.
This Code section is a codification of the rulings contained in Augusta & S.R.R. v. Randall, 85 Ga. 297, 11 S.E. 706 (1890); Metropol-itan S.R.R. v. Johnson, 90 Ga. 500, 16 S.E. 49 (1892); Croom v. State, 90 Ga. 430, 17 S.E. 1003 (1893); Farmer v. State, 91 Ga. 720, 18 S.E. 987 (1893).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volumen V15, edición 2020, página 899; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo 0b0d45f9c609.