If the accused person waives a commitment hearing and tenders bail, a memorandum of these facts shall be entered on the warrant by the person authorized to accept bail; and this waiver may be done by the person charged before arrest and, when done, shall operate as a supersedeas.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 4621; Code 1868, § 4645; Code 1873, § 4743; Code 1882, § 4743; Penal Code 1895, § 923; Penal Code 1910, § 948; Code 1933, § 27-419.)
Law reviews.- For note, "Bail in Georgia: Elimination of 'Double Bonding' - A Partially Solved Problem," see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 220 (1971).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Failure to insist upon a commitment hearing until after arraignment waives any requirement for such hearing. Johnson v. Caldwell, 232 Ga. 200, 205 S.E.2d 857 (1974).
Cited in Newsome v. Scott, 151 Ga. 639, 107 S.E. 854 (1921); Fox v. State, 34 Ga. App. 74, 128 S.E. 222 (1924); Johnson v. Plunkett, 215 Ga. 353, 110 S.E.2d 745 (1959).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 1 et seq. 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 548 et seq.
C.J.S.- 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 159, 161.