Georgia Statutes
§ 17-8-53 — Exclusion of public from courtroom when evidence vulgar or obscene
Georgia § 17-8-53
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-8-53 (2026).
Text
During a trial in a court of any case in which the evidence is vulgar and obscene or relates to the improper acts of the sexes, and tends to debauch the morals of the young, the presiding judge shall have the right in his discretion and on his own motion, or on motion of a party or his attorney, to hear and try the case after clearing the courtroom of all or any portion of the audience.
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Related
Sears v. State
356 S.E.2d 72 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Mullis v. State
664 S.E.2d 271 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2008)
Jackson v. the State
793 S.E.2d 201 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2016)
Pate v. State
726 S.E.2d 691 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2012)
Charles James Spikes v. State
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2020)
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-8-53, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-8-53.