O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1013 (2019)

Restriction on means of punishment

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No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, shall be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him or her, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon such person be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his or her presence and the safety of others, but he or she may be subjected to minor punishment during such period for infractions of discipline. Any person placed in confinement while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict shall be given

MILITARY, EMERG. & VET. AFFAIRS administrative credit for such time to offset any sentence subsequently imposed.

History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1013, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98. U.S. Code. - For similar provision in

Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 813.

Annotations

U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 813.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, § 216.