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Is there attempted murder in GA? No
Jurisdiction O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 Our power to exert to the full extent of the law
because it is in our bounds (for law enforcement)
Venue O.C.G.A. 17-2-2 For the courts; Criminal action shall be tried in the
county where the crime was committed
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Is there a statue of limitation for No
murder?
Limitation of prosecution for a felony 4 years
is how long?
Prosecution for what offenses can When DNA evidence is established to identify
commence at any time? perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Rape,
Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated
Sodomy or Aggravated Sexual Battery
Prosecution for a misdemeanor shall 2 years after the commission of a crime
be commenced within how much
time?
Can a female be charged with rape No
in GA?
What is the general purpose of title Proportionate punishments, give fair warning of the
16 crimes and offenses? nature of the conduct forbidden and the sentence,
define which statues are crimes
Entrapment O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 Idea starts with law enforcement/officer,
government officer or employee. Undue
persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
Misfortune or accident not a crime Not to be found guilty if the crime was committed
by accident or no criminal negligence
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Statutory Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 Sexual intercourse with any person under the age
of 16,
Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the
person convicted of statutory rape is 18 years of
age or younger and is no more than four years
older than the victim
Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-1 (1) A female forcibly and against her will; or
(2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
Murder O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 A person commits the offense of murder when he
unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either
express or implied, causes the death of another
human being
Malice Murder Malice shall be implied where no considerable
provocation appears and where all the
circumstances of the killing show an abandoned
and malignant heart.
Murder 2nd degree A person commits the offense of murder in the
second degree when, in the commission of cruelty
to children in the second degree, he or she causes
the death of another human being irrespective of
malice.
Voluntary Manslaughter O.C.G.A. 16- Causes the death of another human being under
5-2 circumstances he acts solely as the result of a
sudden, violent, and irresistible passion.
One nor more than 20 years
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Is there attempted murder in GA? No
Jurisdiction O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 Our power to exert to the full extent of the law
because it is in our bounds (for law enforcement)
Venue O.C.G.A. 17-2-2 For the courts; Criminal action shall be tried in the
county where the crime was committed
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Is there a statue of limitation for No
murder?
Limitation of prosecution for a felony 4 years
is how long?
Prosecution for what offenses can When DNA evidence is established to identify
commence at any time? perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Rape,
Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated
Sodomy or Aggravated Sexual Battery
Prosecution for a misdemeanor shall 2 years after the commission of a crime
be commenced within how much
time?
Can a female be charged with rape No
in GA?
What is the general purpose of title Proportionate punishments, give fair warning of the
16 crimes and offenses? nature of the conduct forbidden and the sentence,
define which statues are crimes
Entrapment O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 Idea starts with law enforcement/officer,
government officer or employee. Undue
persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
Misfortune or accident not a crime Not to be found guilty if the crime was committed
by accident or no criminal negligence
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Statutory Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 Sexual intercourse with any person under the age
of 16,
Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the
person convicted of statutory rape is 18 years of
age or younger and is no more than four years
older than the victim
Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-1 (1) A female forcibly and against her will; or
(2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
Murder O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 A person commits the offense of murder when he
unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either
express or implied, causes the death of another
human being
Malice Murder Malice shall be implied where no considerable
provocation appears and where all the
circumstances of the killing show an abandoned
and malignant heart.
Murder 2nd degree A person commits the offense of murder in the
second degree when, in the commission of cruelty
to children in the second degree, he or she causes
the death of another human being irrespective of
malice.
Voluntary Manslaughter O.C.G.A. 16- Causes the death of another human being under
5-2 circumstances he acts solely as the result of a
sudden, violent, and irresistible passion.
One nor more than 20 years
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