Bill Text: GA HB1176 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians; enact recommended provisions

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1176 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1176-Amended.html

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12 AM 29 2038

ADOPTED
Senator Hamrick of the 30th offered the following amendment:

Amend HB 1176 (LC 29 5281S) by replacing lines 1 through 5 with the following:
To amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to change provisions relating to the state's right to appeal; to amend Titles 15, 16, 17, 35, and 42 of the Official Code of

By replacing lines 46 through 52 with the following:
Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, is amended by revising paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 5-7-1, relating to orders, decisions, or judgments appealable, as follows:

"(7) From an order, decision, or judgment of a superior court granting a motion for new trial or an extraordinary motion for new trial;"

SECTION 1-2.

Said chapter is further amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 5-7-2, relating to certification required for immediate review of nonfinal orders, decisions, or judgments and exceptions, as follows:

"(2) Order, decision, or judgment described in paragraph (1) or (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 5-7-1."