{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-61","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-9-61","heading":"Time and grounds for motion generally.","body":"(a) When a judgment has been rendered, either party may move in arrest thereof for any defect not amendable which appears on the face of the record or pleadings.\n(b) A motion in arrest of judgment must be made during the term at which the judgment was obtained.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 9 Verdict and Judgment Generally","Article 4 Motions in Arrest"],"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":"8d9b748a132f16a1d31197b3180dded341845b67db1e507fae93140ed3062e4d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-60","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}