Q: What is the punishment for murder in georgia?
A:
Please review Georgia Code (OCGA) section 16-5-1 which includes the charge of murder. According to the statute, a person convicted of murder shall be punished by death, imprisonment for life without parole or imprisonment for life. That is a simplistic answer to a very complex question, considering that there are so many factors that go into whether or not a murder charge will hold up, whether the death penalty would be pursued and how the case can be negotiated by a qualified attorney.
If you are asking the question, you must know someone facing that charge. Advise them to hire an attorney (that handles murder cases) as soon as possible or, if they are already represented, to direct questions like this to their own attorney who can apply the specific facts of that person's case to the analysis of what the expected punishment will be.
A: You can access the Georgia Code at http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/.
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