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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 17-1-1 — 17-21-4)
Chapter 10 - SENTENCE AND PUNISHMENT (§§ 17-10-1 — 17-10-71)
Article 1 - PROCEDURE FOR SENTENCING AND IMPOSITION OF PUNISHMENT (§§ 17-10-1 — 17-10-21)
Section 17-10-5 - Imposition of misdemeanor punishment for felonies punishable by imprisonment for term of ten years or less
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GA Code § 17-10-5 (2024)
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When a defendant is found guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of ten years or less, the judge may, in his discretion, impose punishment as for a misdemeanor.
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