This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes stated in this chapter.
(Code 1981, §5-7-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 3/HB 349.)
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 21/HB 349, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2013, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense."
Law reviews.- For article, "Appeal and Error: Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases," see 30 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 17 (2013).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in State v. Brown, 333 Ga. App. 643, 777 S.E.2d 27 (2015); Johnson v. State, 304 Ga. 369, 818 S.E.2d 601 (2018); State v. Rosenbaum, 305 Ga. 442, 826 S.E.2d 18 (2019).