Georgia § 16-2-20 - When a person is a party to a crime.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-2-20 — When a person is a party to a crime., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-2-20. When a person is a party to a crime.
Every person concerned in the commission of a crime is a party thereto and may be charged with and convicted of commission of the crime. A person is concerned in the commission of a crime only if he: Directly commits the crime; Intentionally causes some other person to commit the crime under such circumstances that the other person is not guilty of any crime either in fact or because of legal incapacity; Intentionally aids or abets in the commission of the crime; or Intentionally advises, encourages, hires, counsels, or procures another to commit the crime. (Code 1933, § 26-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.) Law reviews. - For article, "State v. Jackson and the Explosion of Liability for Felony Murder," see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1335 (2011). For article, "Individual Accountability for Corporate Crime," see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 335 (2018). 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). For note discussing the felony murder rule, and proposing legislation to place limitations on Georgia's felony murder statute, see 9 Ga. St. B. J. 462 (1973).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-2-20 ("When a person is a party to a crime.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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