As used in this article, the term:
- “Circuit public defender” means any circuit public defender of this state or assistants of such officer.
- “Criminal proceeding” means any investigation, trial, juvenile proceeding, adjudicatory hearing, or other legal proceeding by which a person’s liability for a crime is investigated or determined, commencing with the investigation and including the final disposition of the case.
- “Law school” means a law school within or outside this state which is approved by the American Bar Association or which is authorized to operate under Code Section 20-3-250.8.
- “Staff instructor” means a full-time professional staff instructor of a law school in this state who has been admitted to the bar of another state but who has not yet been admitted to the bar of this state.
- “Third-year law student” means a student regularly enrolled and in good standing in a law school within or outside this state who has satisfactorily completed at least two-thirds of the requirements for the first professional degree in law (J.D. or its equivalent) in not less than four semesters or six quarters of residence.
History. Code 1981, § 17-12-40 , enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.