Georgia § 16-10-91 - Embracery.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-10-91 — Embracery., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-10-91. Embracery.
A person commits the offense of embracery when he: With intent to influence a person summoned or serving as a juror, communicates with him otherwise than is authorized by law in an attempt to influence his action as a juror; or Summoned as a juror, accepts anything of value offered to him with the understanding that it is given with the intent of influencing his action as a juror. A person convicted of the offense of embracery shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. (Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 809; Code 1863, § 4390; Code 1868, § 4431; Code 1873, § 4503; Code 1882, § 4503; Penal Code 1895, § 328; Penal Code 1910, § 333; Code 1933, § 26-4702; Code 1933, § 26-2407, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.) Cross references. - Juries, § 15-12-1 . Law reviews. - For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).
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