Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 9, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 17-9-1 - When Direction of Verdict of Acquittal Authorized; When Motion for Directed Verdict of Acquittal Allowed; Effect of Motion Upon Defendant's Right to Present Evidence and Right to Jury Trial; Assent of Jury Not Required
  (a) Where there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence introduced with all reasonable deductions and inferences therefrom shall demand a verdict...
• § 17-9-2 - Jury to Judge Law and Facts and Give General Verdict; Imposition of Sentence; Form and Construction of Verdicts
  The jury shall be the judges of the law and the facts in the trial of all criminal cases and shall give a general...
• § 17-9-3 - Recommendations for Mercy in Capital Cases Other Than Those of Homicide; Effect of No Recommendation for Mercy in Capital Cases Generally and Where Defendant Under Age of 17 At Time of Commission of Offense
  In all capital cases, other than those of homicide, when the verdict is "guilty," with a recommendation for mercy, it shall be legal and...
• § 17-9-4 - Validity of Judgment Rendered by Court Having No Jurisdiction of Person or Subject Matter
  The judgment of a court having no jurisdiction of the person or subject matter, or void for any other cause, is a mere nullity...

Last modified: October 14, 2016