{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-96","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-7-96","heading":"Prosecuting officer to enter arraignment and plea on indictment or accusation.","body":"The arraignment and plea of the person accused of committing a crime shall be entered on the indictment or accusation by the prosecuting attorney or other person acting as prosecuting officer on the part of the state.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 7 Pretrial Proceedings","Article 5 Arraignment and Pleas Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"13d0576c7c61265699e03036dc634aedfb5844361090c6642b14c993ce48c22e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-95","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}