Georgia Statutes
§ 15-12-168 — Authority to call alternate jurors
Georgia § 15-12-168
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O.C.G.A. § 15-12-168 (2026).
Text
Whenever in the opinion of a judge of a superior court any felony trial is likely to be a protracted one, immediately after the jury has been impaneled and sworn the court shall direct the calling of one or more additional jurors to be known as "alternate jurors."
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Georgia § 15-12-168, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/15-12-168.