History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 783, 784.; Ga. L. 1858, p. 99, § 1; Code 1863, §§ 4222, 4223; Code 1868, §§ 4259, 4260; Code 1873, §§ 4325, 4326; Code 1882, §§ 4325, 4326; Penal Code 1895, §§ 65, 66; Penal Code 1910, §§ 65, 66; Code 1933, §§ 26-1007, 26-1008; Code 1933, § 26-1102, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Law reviews.
For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).
For annual survey of criminal law and procedure, see 35 Mercer L. Rev. 103 (1983).
For note, “Edge v. State: The Modified Merger Rule Comes Up Short,” see 44 Mercer L. Rev. 697 (1993).
For comment on Gaines v. Wolcott, 119 Ga. App. 313 , 167 S.E.2d 366 (1969), see 21 Mercer L. Rev. 325 (1969).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 5 - Crimes Against the Person
§ 16-5-1. Murder; Malice Murder; Felony Murder; Murder in the Second Degree
§ 16-5-2. Voluntary Manslaughter
§ 16-5-3. Involuntary Manslaughter
§ 16-5-4. Time Elapsed Between Injury and Death
§ 16-5-5. Assisted Suicide; Notification of Licensing Board Regarding Violation