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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
§ 17-10-16.1. Seeking Death Penalty Not Prerequisite to Life Without Parole Sentence
Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-10-16.1 (2022)
A person may be sentenced to life without parole without the prosecutor seeking the death penalty under the laws of this state.
History. Code 1981, § 17-10-16.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 17/HB 142.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section is reflective of uncodified provisions from Ga. L. 2009, p. 223, § 10.
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