Georgia § 16-1-6 - Conviction for lesser included offenses.
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§ 16-1-6. Conviction for lesser included offenses.
An accused may be convicted of a crime included in a crime charged in the indictment or accusation. A crime is so included when: It is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts or a less culpable mental state than is required to establish the commission of the crime charged; or It differs from the crime charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property, or public interest or a lesser kind of culpability suffices to establish its commission. (Code 1933, § 26-505, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.) Law reviews. - For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986). For annual survey on criminal law and procedure, 42 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1990). For note discussing organized crime in Georgia with respect to the application of state gambling laws, and suggesting proposals for combatting organized crime, see 7 Ga. St. B. J. 124 (1970).
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