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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 3. COURT OF APPEALS

15-3-3. Jurisdiction over certain crimes.

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  1. Pursuant to Article VI, Section V, Paragraph III of the Constitution of this state, the Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction of the trial and correction of errors of law in cases involving the crimes of armed robbery, rape, and kidnapping wherein the death penalty has not been imposed.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 710, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 50.

Cross references

Kidnapping, § 16-5-40. Rape, § 16-6-1. Armed robbery, § 16-8-41.

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Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, page 157; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.