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O.C.G.A. § 17-2-1 Jurisdiction over crimes and persons charged with commission of crimes generally
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(a) It is the policy of this state to exercise its jurisdiction over crime and persons charged with the commission of crime to the fullest extent allowable under, and consistent with, the Constitution of this state and the Constitution of the United States. (b) Pursuant to this p…
O.C.G.A. § 17-2-2 Venue generally
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(a) In general. Criminal actions shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except as otherwise provided by law. (b) Crime committed on boundary line of two counties. If a crime is committed on, or immediately adjacent to, the boundary line between two counties, …
O.C.G.A. § 17-2-3 Jurisdiction and venue as to crimes committed on boundary lines between this state and other states
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This state claims jurisdiction of an offense committed on any of her boundary lines with other states for the county bordering on that part of the line where the offense was committed and, if doubtful as to which of two counties as set forth in subsection (g) of Code Section 17-2…
O.C.G.A. § 17-2-4 Defendant arrested, held, or present in county other than that in which indictment or accusation is pending
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(a) A defendant arrested, held, or present in a county other than that in which an indictment or accusation is pending against that defendant may state in writing a wish to plead guilty, guilty but mentally ill, guilty but with intellectual disability, or nolo contendere; to waiv…