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O.C.G.A. § 17-8-57 Smith v
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State, 236 Ga. App. 122, 511 S.E.2d 223 (1999). Trial court did not err in allowing the state a recess to review a point of law and by offering to allow a recess for the state to subpoena a missing file as the scope of O.C.G.A. § 17-8-57 is confined to matters occurring before the …
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-58 Marshall v
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State, 285 Ga. 351, 676 S.E.2d 201 (2009). Instruction on intelligence of witnesses. — Trial court did not commit reversible error, much less ‘‘plain error’’ pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 17-8-58(b), by instructing the jury that the jury could consider the intelligence of the witnesses …
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-70 Number of counsel permitted to argue case
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Not more than two counsel shall be permitted to argue any case for each side, except by express leave of the court. In no case shall more than one counsel for each side be heard in conclusion. History. — Ga. L. 1924, p. 75, § 1; Code 1933, § 27-2202.
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-71 Hammond v
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State, 264 Ga. 879, 452 S.E.2d 745, cert. denied, 516 U.S. 829, 116 S. Ct. 100, 133 L. Ed. 2d 54 (1995). Right granted to defendants who introduce no evidence does not deny equal protection. — Allowance of an accused who has not introduced evidence to have the opening and closing…