gpstc Criminal Law UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Is there attempt- No
ed murder in GA?
2. Jurisdiction Our power to exert to the full extent of the law because it is in our bounds (for
O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 law enforcement)
3. Venue O.C.G.A. For the courts; Criminal action shall be tried in the county where the crime was
17-2-2 committed
4. Is there a statue No
of limitation for
murder?
5. Limitation of 4 years
prosecution for
a felony is how
long?
6. Prosecution for When DNA evidence is established to identify perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kid-
what offenses napping, Rape, Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy or Aggravated
can commence Sexual Battery
at any time?
7. Prosecution for 2 years after the commission of a crime
a misdemeanor
shall be com-
menced within
how much time?
8. Can a female No
be charged with
rape in GA?
, 9. What is the gen- Proportionate punishments, give fair warning of the nature of the conduct forbid-
eral purpose of ti- den and the sentence, define which statues are crimes
tle 16 crimes and
offenses?
10. Entrapment Idea starts with law enforcement/oflcer, government oflcer or employee. Undue
O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
11. Misfortune or ac- Not to be found guilty if the crime was committed by accident or no criminal
cident not a negligence
crime
12. Statutory Rape Sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16,
O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted of statutory rape
is 18 years of age or younger and is no more than four years older than the victim
13. Rape O.C.G.A. (1) A female forcibly and against her will; or
16-6-1 (2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
14. Murder O.C.G.A. A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice
16-5-1 aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human
being
15. Malice Murder Malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears and where
all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.
16. Murder 2nd de- A person commits the offense of murder in the second degree when, in the
gree commission of cruelty to children in the second degree, he or she causes the
death of another human being irrespective of malice.
17. Voluntary Causes the death of another human being under circumstances he acts solely as
Manslaughter the result of a sudden, violent, and irresistible passion.
O.C.G.A. 16-5-2 One nor more than 20 years
1. Is there attempt- No
ed murder in GA?
2. Jurisdiction Our power to exert to the full extent of the law because it is in our bounds (for
O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 law enforcement)
3. Venue O.C.G.A. For the courts; Criminal action shall be tried in the county where the crime was
17-2-2 committed
4. Is there a statue No
of limitation for
murder?
5. Limitation of 4 years
prosecution for
a felony is how
long?
6. Prosecution for When DNA evidence is established to identify perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kid-
what offenses napping, Rape, Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy or Aggravated
can commence Sexual Battery
at any time?
7. Prosecution for 2 years after the commission of a crime
a misdemeanor
shall be com-
menced within
how much time?
8. Can a female No
be charged with
rape in GA?
, 9. What is the gen- Proportionate punishments, give fair warning of the nature of the conduct forbid-
eral purpose of ti- den and the sentence, define which statues are crimes
tle 16 crimes and
offenses?
10. Entrapment Idea starts with law enforcement/oflcer, government oflcer or employee. Undue
O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
11. Misfortune or ac- Not to be found guilty if the crime was committed by accident or no criminal
cident not a negligence
crime
12. Statutory Rape Sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16,
O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted of statutory rape
is 18 years of age or younger and is no more than four years older than the victim
13. Rape O.C.G.A. (1) A female forcibly and against her will; or
16-6-1 (2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
14. Murder O.C.G.A. A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice
16-5-1 aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human
being
15. Malice Murder Malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears and where
all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.
16. Murder 2nd de- A person commits the offense of murder in the second degree when, in the
gree commission of cruelty to children in the second degree, he or she causes the
death of another human being irrespective of malice.
17. Voluntary Causes the death of another human being under circumstances he acts solely as
Manslaughter the result of a sudden, violent, and irresistible passion.
O.C.G.A. 16-5-2 One nor more than 20 years
