Georgia Statutes
§ 17-9-1 — When direction of verdict of acquittal authorized; when motion for directed verdict of acquittal allowed; effect of motion upon defendant's right to present evidence and right to jury trial; assent of jury not required
Georgia § 17-9-1
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
This text of Georgia § 17-9-1 (When direction of verdict of acquittal authorized; when motion for directed verdict of acquittal allowed; effect of motion upon defendant's right to present evidence and right to jury trial; assent of jury not required) 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. § 17-9-1 (2026).
Text
(a)Where there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence introduced with all reasonable deductions and inferences therefrom shall demand a verdict of acquittal or "not guilty" as to the entire offense or to some particular count or offense, the court may direct the verdict of acquittal to which the defendant is entitled under the evidence and may allow the trial to proceed only as to the counts or offenses remaining, if any.
(b)The defendant shall be entitled to move for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence offered by the prosecuting attorney or at the close of the case, even if he fails to introduce any evidence at the trial. A defendant who moves for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence offered by the prosecuting attorney may offer evidence in the event that
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-9-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-9-1.