Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18

O.C.G.A. § 17-13-31: Duty of district attorney to answer and defend habeas corpus action.

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TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 13 Criminal Extradition
Article 2 Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The district attorney shall answer and defend any habeas corpus action brought under this article, which action contests the issuance, execution, or validity of a Governor’s warrant of arrest, unless the Governor shall direct the Attorney General to answer and defend the habeas corpus action.

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