The state shall be required in every case to announce ready or not ready for trial, except in those cases where the defendant is entitled by law to demand a speedy trial, before the defendant shall be called on to make such announcement.
(Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 138, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4710; Code 1882, § 4710; Penal Code 1895, § 959; Penal Code 1910, § 984; Code 1933, § 27-1902; Ga. L. 2006, p. 893, § 3/HB 1421.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 267 et seq., 278 et seq., 284.
C.J.S.- 23 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, §§ 793 et seq., 823 et seq.
ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE FOR SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AT GRAND JURY OR TRIAL PROCEEDINGS
Cross references.
- Compulsory process to obtain witnesses, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.
Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses, § 24-13-20 et seq.
Securing attendance of prisoners, § 24-13-60 et seq.
Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State, § 24-13-90 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Court's witnesses (other than expert) in state criminal prosecution, 16 A.L.R.4th 352.