Georgia Statutes
§ 17-16-21 — Right of the defendant to copy of indictment or accusation and list of witnesses; confidentiality for law enforcement personal information
Georgia § 17-16-21
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-16-21 (2026).
Text
(a)Prior to arraignment, every person charged with a criminal offense shall be furnished with a copy of the indictment or accusation and, on demand, with a list of the witnesses on whose testimony the charge against such person is founded. Without the consent of the defendant, no witness shall be permitted to testify for the state whose name does not appear on the list of witnesses as furnished to the defendant unless the prosecuting attorney shall state that the evidence sought to be presented is newly discovered evidence which the state was not aware of at the time of its furnishing the defendant with a list of the witnesses.
(b)Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require any person charged with a criminal offense to be furnished the home address, date of birth, or home
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518 S.E.2d 677 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1999)
Arnold v. State
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Carter v. State
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McLarty v. State
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621 S.E.2d 595 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2005)
Brice v. State
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Mowery v. State
507 S.E.2d 821 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1998)
Jackson v. State
492 S.E.2d 897 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1997)
Brooks v. State
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Phillips v. State
656 S.E.2d 905 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2008)
Dill v. State
508 S.E.2d 739 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1998)
Satterfield v. State
491 S.E.2d 189 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1997)
Butler v. State
679 S.E.2d 361 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2009)
Ruff v. State
598 S.E.2d 362 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2004)
Hill v. State
574 S.E.2d 394 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2002)
Braswell v. State
636 S.E.2d 689 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2006)
Deiage Hendrix v. State
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2021)
State v. Whitney S. Freeman
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2019)
Major v. State
702 S.E.2d 684 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2010)
Legislative History
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 33,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-16-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-16-21.