Georgia Statutes

§ 16-1-8 — When prosecution barred by former prosecution

Georgia § 16-1-8

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O.C.G.A. § 16-1-8 (2026).

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(a)A prosecution is barred if the accused was formerly prosecuted for the same crime based upon the same material facts, if such former prosecution:
(1)Resulted in either a conviction or an acquittal; or (2) Was terminated improperly after the jury was impaneled and sworn or, in a trial before a court without a jury, after the first witness was sworn but before findings were rendered by the trier of facts or after a plea of guilty was accepted by the court.
(b)A prosecution is barred if the accused was formerly prosecuted for a different crime or for the same crime based upon different facts, if such former prosecution:
(1)Resulted in either a conviction or an acquittal and the subsequent prosecution is for a crime of which the accused could have been convicted on the former prosecutio

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