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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 17 - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 13 - Criminal Extradition » Article 2 - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act » § 17-13-31. Duty of District Attorney to Answer and Defend Habeas Corpus Action

The district attorney shall answer and defend any habeas corpus action brought under this article, which action contests the issuance, execution, or validity of a Governor’s warrant of arrest, unless the Governor shall direct the Attorney General to answer and defend the habeas corpus action.

History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 412, § 1.

Cross references.

Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.