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GA SB452
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/26/2020
Primary Sponsor
John Kennedy
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AI Summary
- Removes the right of direct appeal from judgments of conviction entered upon a guilty plea in criminal proceedings in superior, state, or city courts, and the Georgia State-wide Business Court
- Adds judgments or orders granting or refusing motions to recuse or disqualify a judge from presiding in a particular case or proceeding to the list of rulings eligible for direct appeal
- Prohibits filing a notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction entered upon a guilty plea, creating an explicit exception to the standard 30-day appeal filing deadline
- Limits a trial court's consideration of motions to withdraw a guilty plea to the same term of court or 30 days from the date the plea was entered, whichever is later, after judgment has been pronounced
- Amends Code Sections 5-6-33, 5-6-34, 5-6-38, and 17-7-93 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Legislative Description
Appellate Practice and Arraignment and Pleas; judgments of conviction entered upon a plea of guilty; withdraw the right of appeal
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/27/2020
Full Bill Text
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