Georgia Statutes
§ 17-7-93 — Reading of indictment or accusation; answer of accused to charge; recordation of "guilty" plea and pronouncement of judgment; withdrawn guilty pleas; pleas by immigrants
Georgia § 17-7-93
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This text of Georgia § 17-7-93 (Reading of indictment or accusation; answer of accused to charge; recordation of "guilty" plea and pronouncement of judgment; withdrawn guilty pleas; pleas by immigrants) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-7-93 (2026).
Text
(a)Upon the arraignment of a person accused of committing a crime, the indictment or accusation shall be read to him and he shall be required to answer whether he is guilty or not guilty of the offense charged, which answer or plea shall be made orally by the accused person or his counsel.
(b)If the person pleads "guilty," the plea shall be immediately recorded on the minutes of the court by the clerk, together with the arraignment; and the court shall pronounce the judgment of the law upon the person in the same manner as if he or she had been convicted of the offense by the verdict of a jury. At any time before judgment is pronounced, the accused person may withdraw the plea of "guilty" and plead "not guilty." (c) In addition to any other inquiry by the court prior to acceptance of a p
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Legislative History
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§; 31, eff. 1/1/2013.
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-7-93, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-7-93.