Section 17-3-2 – Periods excluded

The period within which a prosecution must be commenced under Code Section 17-3-1 or other applicable statute does not include any period in which:(1) The accused is not usually and publicly a resident within this state;(2) The person committing the crime is unknown...

Section 17-3-1 – Generally

(a) A prosecution for murder may be commenced at any time.(b) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 17-3-2.1, prosecution for other crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the crime except as...

Section 17-2-2 – Venue generally

(a)In general. Criminal actions shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except as otherwise provided by law.(b)Crime committed on boundary line of two counties. If a crime is committed on, or immediately adjacent to, the boundary line between two...