A person is not guilty of a crime, except murder, if the act upon which the supposed criminal liability is based is performed under such coercion that the person reasonably believes that performing the act is the only way to prevent his imminent death or great bodily injury.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 780.; Code 1863, § 4202; Code 1868, § 4238; Code 1873, § 4303; Code 1882, § 4303; Penal Code 1895, § 41; Penal Code 1910, § 41; Code 1933, § 26-402; Code 1933, § 26-906, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 3 - Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions
Article 2 - Justification and Excuse
§ 16-3-23. Use of Force in Defense of Habitation
§ 16-3-23.1. No Duty to Retreat Prior to Use of Force in Self-Defense
§ 16-3-24. Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than a Habitation
§ 16-3-24.1. Habitation and Personal Property Defined