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.
Seeking death penalty not prerequisite to life without parole sentence
O.C.G.A. § 17-10-16.1, under PROCEDURE FOR SENTENCING AND IMPOSITION OF PUNISHMENT.
O.C.G.A. § 17-10-16.1