Georgia CommonsTítulo 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Capítulo 8. TRIAL · Artículo 4. CONDUCT AND ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL
17-8-76. Argument to or in front of jury as to possibility of clemency.
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.
- (a)
No attorney at law in a criminal case shall argue to or in the presence of the jury that a defendant, if convicted, may not be required to suffer the full penalty imposed by the court or jury because pardon, parole, or clemency of any nature may be granted by the Governor, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, or other proper authority vested with the right to grant clemency.#
- (b)
If counsel for either side in a criminal case argues to or in the presence of the jury as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, opposing counsel shall have the right immediately to request the court to declare a mistrial, in which case it shall be mandatory upon the court to declare a mistrial. Failure to declare a mistrial shall constitute reversible error.#
- (c)
This Code section shall be construed as setting forth requirements in addition to other requirements of law.#
History
Ga. L. 1955, p. 191, §§ 1-3.
Law reviews
For note, ‘‘Can’t Do the Time, Don’t Do the Crime?: Dixon v. State, Statutory Construction, and the Harsh Realities of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Georgia,’’ see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 519 (2005).
Otras notas
- U.S. Code.
- Closing arguments, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 29.1.
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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, páginas 930 a 931; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo 0b0d45f9c609.