Georgia Statutes
§ 16-1-7 — Multiple prosecutions for same conduct
Georgia § 16-1-7
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title16
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O.C.G.A. § 16-1-7 (2026).
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(a)When the same conduct of an accused may establish the commission of more than one crime, the accused may be prosecuted for each crime. He may not, however, be convicted of more than one crime if:
(1)One crime is included in the other; or (2) The crimes differ only in that one is defined to prohibit a designated kind of conduct generally and the other to prohibit a specific instance of such conduct.
(b)If the several crimes arising from the same conduct are known to the proper prosecuting officer at the time of commencing the prosecution and are within the jurisdiction of a single court, they must be prosecuted in a single prosecution except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c)When two or more crimes are charged as required by subsection (b) of this Code section, t
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Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Short title§ 16-1-2
Purposes of title§ 16-1-3
Definitions§ 16-10-1
Violation of oath by public officer§ 16-10-2
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Georgia § 16-1-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-1-7.