§ 17-7-110. Time for Filing Pretrial Motions
All pretrial motions, including demurrers and special pleas, shall be filed within ten days after the date of arraignment, unless the time for filing is extended by the court. History. Code 1981, § 17-7-110 , enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 154, § 2. Editor’s notes. This Code section formerly pertained to copy of indictment […]
§ 17-7-111. Demurrers and Special Pleas to Be in Writing; Right to Plead “Not Guilty” if Demurrer or Plea Denied
If the defendant, upon being arraigned, demurs to the indictment, pleads to the jurisdiction of the court, pleads in abatement, or enters any other special plea in bar, the demurrer or plea shall be made in writing. If the demurrer or plea is decided against the defendant, he may nevertheless plead and rely on the […]
§ 17-7-112. Plea of Misnomer
A plea of misnomer should state the true name of the accused person, that he had never been known by any other name than that, and that he was not known and called by the name which was contained in the indictment or accusation. History. Penal Code 1895, § 954; Penal Code 1910, § 979; […]
§ 17-7-113. Time for Making Exception to Form of Indictment or Accusation
All exceptions which go merely to the form of an indictment or accusation shall be made before trial. History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 833; Code 1863, § 4517; Code 1868, § 4536; Code 1873, § 4629; Code 1882, § 4629; Penal Code 1895, § 955; Penal Code 1910, § 980; Code 1933, § […]