by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
A person may be sentenced to life without parole without the prosecutor seeking the death penalty under the laws of this state.OCGA § 17-10-16.1Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 17, eff. 5/13/2011.
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is convicted of an offense committed after May 1, 1993, for which the death penalty may be imposed under the laws of this state may be sentenced to death, imprisonment for life without parole, or life...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Any term used in this Code section and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1.(b) A victim or the parent or legal guardian of a minor or incompetent victim of a sexual offense as defined in Code...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, in any case where a person under the age of 17 years is convicted of a felony and sentenced as an adult to life imprisonment or to a...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
The punishments prescribed by this Code shall be assessed only after a legal adjudication of guilt in a court having jurisdiction.OCGA § 17-10-13
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The custodian of the defendant shall be required to make an affidavit specifying the number of days which the defendant has spent in confinement in his custody and furnish the affidavit to the clerk of the court within five days after sentence is imposed if the...
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