GA 17-7-111 - GA 17-7-111

Challenge to Indictment General and special demurrers distinguished. - General demurrer challenges the sufficiency of the substance of the indictment, whereas a special demurrer challenges the sufficiency of the form of the indictment. Bramblett v. State, 239 Ga. 336 , 236 S.E.2d 580 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1013, 98 S. Ct. 728 , 54 L. Ed. 2 d 757 (1978); Carter v. State, 155 Ga. App. 49 , 270 S.E.2d 233 (1980). Motion to quash indictment is general demurrer. - Motion to quash is classified as a general rather than a special demurrer to an indictment. Traylor v. State, 165 Ga. App. 226 , 299 S.E.2d 911 (1983). Motions to quash an indictment must be filed prior to pleading to the merits. Sadler v. State, 124 Ga. App. 266 , 183 S.E.2d 501 (1971). Ineffective assistance of counsel. - Be...