Any person convicted of murder or manslaughter in a case where an inquest has been held concerning the cause of death of the victim shall be charged for the costs of the inquest as part of the costs of prosecution.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 572; Code 1868, § 636; Code 1873, § 595; Code 1882, § 595; Penal Code 1895, § 1080; Penal Code 1910, § 1107; Code 1933, § 27-2803.)
Law reviews.- For article on whether one's property is forfeited after a conviction based on a nolo contendere plea, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
This section was an exception to the general rule as to how fees shall be paid. Davis v. County of Bibb, 116 Ga. 23, 42 S.E. 403 (1902).
Cited in Lumpkin County v. Davis, 185 Ga. 393, 195 S.E. 169 (1938).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Items of cost of prosecution for which defendant may be held, 65 A.L.R.2d 854.