Georgia SB204 allows district attorneys to charge certain non-serious offenses by accusation instead of indictment.
Georgia SB204 amends the state's criminal procedure to allow district attorneys to charge certain non-serious offenses by accusation instead of indictment. This applies to offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other specified offenses. The accused will be tried according to the same rules as those indicted by a grand jury. The accusation need not be supported by an affidavit unless the defendant has not been previously arrested or the accusation is used to issue an arrest warrant. This change aims to streamline the process for certain non-serious offenses.
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