Legal Opinion
State v. Bartel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 27, 1996No. A96A0997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Bartel was indicted for perjury pursuant to OCGA § 16-10-70 (a). The indictment stemmed from Bartel’s testimony before a Floyd County Grand Jury investigating alleged irregularities in the operations of the Floyd County Hospital Authority. Bartel made a motion to dismiss the indictment on the basis that the oath he gave prior to testifying before the grand jury was deficient. The trial court granted this motion to dismiss, holding that Bartel could not be prosecuted for perjury because the oath given him was not the oath prescribed by OCGA § 15-12-68. In essence, the trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ashburn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
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- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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