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# O.C.G.A. § 15-3-3. Jurisdiction over certain crimes.

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.

## 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.