CHAPTER 7 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
- ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 17-7-1 - Jailing of prisoners where no jail in county or when deemed necessary by sheriff; fees and costs; authority to levy and collect tax
- § 17-7-2 - When sheriff not required to receive prisoner from another county
- § 17-7-3 - List of children in detention pending trial provided to chief judge and prosecuting attorney
- ARTICLE 2 - COMMITMENT HEARINGS
- § 17-7-20 - Persons who may hold courts of inquiry; procedure where offense committed in county which is member of regional jail authority
- § 17-7-21 - Holding of court of inquiry by several judicial officers; procedure for deciding questions
- § 17-7-22 - Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail
- § 17-7-23 - Duties of court of inquiry; preclusion of certain courts from trying charges involving Code Section 16-11-126
- § 17-7-24 - Time granted parties to prepare case and to secure counsel; granting of bail where hearing delayed
- § 17-7-25 - Power of court to compel attendance of witnesses
- § 17-7-26 - Authority to require bonds to secure appearance of witnesses
- § 17-7-27 - Sheriffs and constables to accept bond for appearance of witnesses; approval of sureties by sheriff
- § 17-7-28 - Hearing of evidence by court of inquiry; right of defendant to testify; effect of failure of defendant to testify
- § 17-7-29 - Commitment of defendant for different offense than stated in warrant
- § 17-7-30 - Form of commitment
- § 17-7-31 - Endorsement of names of state's witnesses on warrant
- § 17-7-32 - Disposition of commitment form, warrant, and other papers; delivery of accused to person in charge of jail
- § 17-7-33 - Billing and payment of costs of justice of the peace and constable
- § 17-7-34 - Effect of informality in commitment or prior proceedings
- ARTICLE 3 - INDICTMENTS
- § 17-7-50 - Right to grand jury hearing within 90 days where bail refused; right to have bail set absent hearing within 90 day period
- § 17-7-50.1 - Time for presentment of child's case to a grand jury; exception
- § 17-7-51 - Special presentments treated as indictments; entry upon minutes; prosecutions upon special presentments
- § 17-7-52 - Procedure for indictment of peace officer for crime in performance of duties; notification; rights of officer
- § 17-7-53 - Operation of two returns of "no bill" on charge as bar to future prosecution for same charge
- § 17-7-53.1 - Quashing of second grand jury indictment or presentment bars further prosecution
- § 17-7-54 - Form of indictment by grand jury
- § 17-7-55 - Empaneling concurrent grand juries
- ARTICLE 4 - ACCUSATIONS
- § 17-7-70 - Trial upon accusations in felony cases; trial upon accusations of felony and misdemeanor cases in which guilty plea entered and indictment waived
- § 17-7-70.1 - Trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases; trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere
- § 17-7-71 - Trials of misdemeanors; trial of misdemeanor motor vehicle violations; form and contents of accusations; amendment of accusation; service of amendment upon defendant; continuances
- § 17-7-72 - Jurisdiction of probate courts to try certain drug and alcohol offenses
- § 17-7-73 - Trial of litter offenses upon summons or citation without accusation
- ARTICLE 5 - ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEAS GENERALLY
- § 17-7-90 - "Bench warrant" defined; execution; receiving bail, fixing bond, and approving sureties
- § 17-7-91 - Date of arraignment; notice; service of notice and fee therefor; notice to surety on bond; arraignment; receipt and entering of plea; establishment of time for trial; effect of appearanc
- § 17-7-92 - Service of notice of filing of indictment, special presentment, or accusation against corporation; return of service; failure of corporation to appear or enter plea; judgment and executi
- § 17-7-93 - Reading of indictment or accusation; answer of accused to charge; recordation of "guilty" plea and pronouncement of judgment; withdrawn guilty pleas; pleas by immigrants
- § 17-7-94 - Recordation and effect of plea of "not guilty" or of standing mute
- § 17-7-95 - Plea of nolo contendere in noncapital felony cases; imposition of sentence; use of plea in other proceedings; use of plea to effect civil disqualifications; imposition of sentence upon p
- § 17-7-96 - Prosecuting officer to enter arraignment and plea on indictment or accusation
- § 17-7-97 - Proceedings upon failure of clerk to record arraignment and plea; effect of proceedings
- ARTICLE 6 - DEMURRERS, MOTIONS, AND SPECIAL PLEAS AND EXCEPTIONS
- ARTICLE 7 - DEMAND FOR TRIAL; ANNOUNCEMENT OF READINESS FOR TRIAL
- § 17-7-170 - Demand for speedy trial; service; discharge and acquittal for lack of prosecution; expiration; reversal on direct appeal; mistrial and retrial
- § 17-7-171 - Time for demand for speedy trial in capital cases; discharge and acquittal where no trial held before end of two court terms of demand; counting of terms in cases in which death penalty
- § 17-7-172 - Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial
- ARTICLE 8 - PROCEDURE FOR SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AT GRAND JURY OR TRIAL PROCEEDINGS
- § 17-7-190 - Subpoena of material witnesses for state for appearance before grand jury; furnishing of prosecuting officers with list of persons subpoenaed
- § 17-7-191 - Subpoena process for witnesses of defendant; when subpoenas may be extended to witnesses outside of county
- § 17-7-192 - Continuance for nonattendance of witnesses not subpoenaed by defendant
- ARTICLE 9 - DISCOVERY