Georgia Statutes

§ 24-8-823 — Admissions and confessions received with care; no conviction on uncorroborated confession

Georgia § 24-8-823

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O.C.G.A. § 24-8-823 (2026).

Text

All admissions shall be scanned with care, and confessions of guilt shall be received with great caution. A confession alone, uncorroborated by any other evidence, shall not justify a conviction.

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Legislative History

Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.

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