History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 791; Code 1863, § 4286; Code 1868, § 4323; Code 1873, § 4389; Code 1882, § 4389; Penal Code 1895, § 151; Ga. L. 1903, p. 43, § 1; Penal Code 1910, § 148; Code 1933, § 26-2501; Ga. L. 1957, p. 261, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-1901, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 900, § 4.
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For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982).