CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Indigent Defense: Amend Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003,” so as to Extensively Revise Said Act; Reconstitute the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council with New Membership; Change the Powers and Duties of the Council and Provide That It Shall Be an Advisory Body; Provide for the Georgia Public Defender Standards Agency As an Agency of the State; Provide for Its Director and the Powers and Duties and Operations of the Agency and the Director; Provide That the Director Shall Have the Control and Management of the Agency and Shall Exercise Supervision with Respect to Circuit Public Defenders and Carry out Other Duties Formerly Vested in the Council; Provide for Procedures for the Removal of a Circuit Public Defender from Office; Provide for Other Related Matters; Provide for Effective Dates; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes.

Authors

Lisa CaucciFollow
Shannon CreasyFollow

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The bill would have removed the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council’s authority over the public defender system and changed it to an advisory body only. The public defender system itself would have changed from an independent entity to a state agency named the Georgia Public Defender Agency.

Recommended Citation

Lisa Caucci & Shannon Creasy, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Indigent Defense: Amend Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003,” so as to Extensively Revise Said Act; Reconstitute the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council with New Membership; Change the Powers and Duties of the Council and Provide That It Shall Be an Advisory Body; Provide for the Georgia Public Defender Standards Agency As an Agency of the State; Provide for Its Director and the Powers and Duties and Operations of the Agency and the Director; Provide That the Director Shall Have the Control and Management of the Agency and Shall Exercise Supervision with Respect to Circuit Public Defenders and Carry out Other Duties Formerly Vested in the Council; Provide for Procedures for the Removal of a Circuit Public Defender from Office; Provide for Other Related Matters; Provide for Effective Dates; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes., 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2009).
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