The age of consent in Georgia is 16 years old. This means that any consensual sex between two persons 16 years old or older is legal in Georgia. By contrast, however, any sexual contact with a child under the age of 16, regardless of consent, is a crime prohibited by...
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What is the minimum sentence for growing marijuana in Georgia?
Generally and depending on the amount of marijuana involved, someone convicted of growing marijuana in Georgia can receive a prison sentence of one to ten years. However, the Georgia trafficking in marijuana statute prohibits any person who sells, manufactures, grows,...
Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity
What happens when a state supreme court seemingly throws out the most basic rule of Supreme Court precedent in criminal law? You'd expect a swift and unanimous smackdown, right? Well, that's precisely what we got this week in the case of McElrath v. Georgia, with...
Imprisoned four years, Marietta man acquitted of rape charge
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