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SB 0189 - Criminal Procedure; legal defense of indigents; provisions; change; clarify defined terms

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Blake Tillery
Last Action: 1/8/2018 - Senate Recommitted
Senate Committee: Judiciary

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
SB 189 seeks to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, by clarifying and redefining terms laid out in the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003. It also changes provisions relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Georgia Public Defender Council. 

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