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2022 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 2 - Criminal Liability
Article 2 - Parties to Crimes
§ 16-2-20. When a Person Is a Party to a Crime
Universal Citation: GA Code § 16-2-20 (2022)
- Every person concerned in the commission of a crime is a party thereto and may be charged with and convicted of commission of the crime.
- A person is concerned in the commission of a crime only if he:
- Directly commits the crime;
- Intentionally causes some other person to commit the crime under such circumstances that the other person is not guilty of any crime either in fact or because of legal incapacity;
- Intentionally aids or abets in the commission of the crime; or
- Intentionally advises, encourages, hires, counsels, or procures another to commit the crime.
History. Code 1933, § 26-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Law reviews. —
For article, “State v. Jackson and the Explosion of Liability for Felony Murder,” see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1335 (2011).
For article, “Individual Accountability for Corporate Crime,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 335 (2018).
For note discussing organized crime in Georgia with respect to the application of state gambling laws, and suggesting proposals for combatting organized crime, see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 124 (1970).
For note discussing the felony murder rule, and proposing legislation to place limitations on Georgia’s felony murder statute, see 9 Ga. St. B. J. 462 (1973).
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