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2022 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment
Article 1 - Procedure for Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment
§ 17-10-13. Legal Adjudication of Guilt in Court Having Jurisdiction to Precede Assessment of Punishment
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GA Code § 17-10-13 (2022)
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The punishments prescribed by this Code shall be assessed only after a legal adjudication of guilt in a court having jurisdiction.
History. Penal Code 1895, § 20; Penal Code 1910, § 20; Code 1933, § 27-2509.
Law reviews.
For article on the effect of nolo contendere plea on conviction, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979).
For annual survey of death penalty decisions, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 139 (2005); 58 Mercer L. Rev. 111 (2006).
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