A person may be sentenced to life without parole without the prosecutor seeking the death penalty under the laws of this state. History. — Code 1981, § 17-10-16.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 17/HB 142. Editor’s notes. — This Code section is reflective of uncodified provisions from Ga. L. 2009, p. 223, § 10.
Seeking death penalty not prerequisite to life without parole sentence
O.C.G.A. § 17-10-16.1 — under Criminal Procedure.
O.C.G.A. § 17-10-16.1