Georgia Criminal Code Information and
Definitions (Earl’s DAS) Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Murder - ANSWER>>Causing the death of another person with malice
aforethought.
Felony Murder - ANSWER>>When death of any person results from an action
occurring during the commission of a felony crime.
Involuntary Manslaughter - ANSWER>>Causing the death of another in the
commission of an act that is NOT a felony.
Simple Battery - ANSWER>>Making contact with another in a violent or provoking
way.
Simple Assault - ANSWER>>Swinging at someone but not actually making contact,
threatening gestures.
Aggravated Assault - ANSWER>>When one assaults with the intent to murder,
rape, or rob; or assaulting another with a weapon.
Aggravated Battery - ANSWER>>When one intentionally injures another resulting
in the disfiguring or loss of a member of their body.
Highjacking a Motor Vehicle - ANSWER>>When in possession of a firearm or
weapon, a person obtains a motor vehicle by force and violence.
, Stalking - ANSWER>>With the intent of harassing and intimidating another, one
contacts or places another under surveillance.
Kidnapping - ANSWER>>Abducting another without lawful authority and against
the will of the person.
Child Molestation - ANSWER>>Any immoral or indecent act committed with or in
the presence of a person under 16 years of age.
Aggravated Child Molestation - ANSWER>>Sodomizing or injuring during a sex act
a person under 16 years of age.
Sexual Battery - ANSWER>>Making unwanted or unconsensual physical contact
with the intimate parts of another.
Rape - ANSWER>>Carnal knowledge of a female focibly and against her will, or
with a female less than 10 years of age.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER>>Violating the personal liberty of another by
arresting, confining, or detaining such person without legal authority.
Terroristic Threats - ANSWER>>Threatening to commit any crime of violence with
the purpose of terrorizing another, causing the evacuation of a building or facility
of public transportation, with reckless disregard of causing such terror.
Public Indecency - ANSWER>>A lewd exposure of the human body in a public
place.
Affray - ANSWER>>Fighting by two or more persons in some public place to the
disturbance or the public tranquility.
Burglary - ANSWER>>Entering any dwelling without authority with the intent to
commit a felony or theft therein.
Definitions (Earl’s DAS) Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Murder - ANSWER>>Causing the death of another person with malice
aforethought.
Felony Murder - ANSWER>>When death of any person results from an action
occurring during the commission of a felony crime.
Involuntary Manslaughter - ANSWER>>Causing the death of another in the
commission of an act that is NOT a felony.
Simple Battery - ANSWER>>Making contact with another in a violent or provoking
way.
Simple Assault - ANSWER>>Swinging at someone but not actually making contact,
threatening gestures.
Aggravated Assault - ANSWER>>When one assaults with the intent to murder,
rape, or rob; or assaulting another with a weapon.
Aggravated Battery - ANSWER>>When one intentionally injures another resulting
in the disfiguring or loss of a member of their body.
Highjacking a Motor Vehicle - ANSWER>>When in possession of a firearm or
weapon, a person obtains a motor vehicle by force and violence.
, Stalking - ANSWER>>With the intent of harassing and intimidating another, one
contacts or places another under surveillance.
Kidnapping - ANSWER>>Abducting another without lawful authority and against
the will of the person.
Child Molestation - ANSWER>>Any immoral or indecent act committed with or in
the presence of a person under 16 years of age.
Aggravated Child Molestation - ANSWER>>Sodomizing or injuring during a sex act
a person under 16 years of age.
Sexual Battery - ANSWER>>Making unwanted or unconsensual physical contact
with the intimate parts of another.
Rape - ANSWER>>Carnal knowledge of a female focibly and against her will, or
with a female less than 10 years of age.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER>>Violating the personal liberty of another by
arresting, confining, or detaining such person without legal authority.
Terroristic Threats - ANSWER>>Threatening to commit any crime of violence with
the purpose of terrorizing another, causing the evacuation of a building or facility
of public transportation, with reckless disregard of causing such terror.
Public Indecency - ANSWER>>A lewd exposure of the human body in a public
place.
Affray - ANSWER>>Fighting by two or more persons in some public place to the
disturbance or the public tranquility.
Burglary - ANSWER>>Entering any dwelling without authority with the intent to
commit a felony or theft therein.
