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Call Now: 904-383-7448A person may be sentenced to life without parole without the prosecutor seeking the death penalty under the laws of this state.
(Code 1981, §17-10-16.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 17/HB 142.)
- This Code section became effective May 13, 2011.
- This Code section is reflective of uncodified provisions from Ga. L. 2009, p. 223, § 10.
State was permitted to seek a sentence of life without parole since the murder occurred one year after the law was changed to permit such a sentence. Heywood v. State, 292 Ga. 771, 743 S.E.2d 12 (2013).
Total Results: 4
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-02-06
Citation: 300 Ga. 516, 796 S.E.2d 694, 2017 WL 473936, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 48
Snippet: the Official Code of GeorgiaAnnotated as OCGA § 17-10-16.1. See Ga.L.2011, p. 752, § 17 (3). See generally
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-01-21
Citation: 294 Ga. 383, 754 S.E.2d 33, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 118, 2014 WL 211236, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 60
Snippet: without parole pursuant to OCGA §§ 16-5-1 and 17-10-16.1, maintaining that the latter statute was applied
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-05-20
Citation: 293 Ga. 35, 743 S.E.2d 393, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 2211, 2013 WL 2150840, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 440
Snippet: State does not seek the death penalty, see OCGA § 17-10-16.1; Ga. L. 2011, p.752, § 17 (3), that does not
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-03-28
Citation: 292 Ga. 771, 743 S.E.2d 12, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 1344, 2013 WL 1442294, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 292
Snippet: Official Code of Georgia Annotated as OCGA § 17-10-16.1. See Ga.L. 2011, p.752, § 17 (3) (effective May