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U.S. State Codes
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Georgia
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Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
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Chapter 3 - Defenses to Cri...
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Article 2 - Justification and Excuse
Article 2 - Justification and Excuse
§ 16-3-20. Justification
§ 16-3-21. Use of force in defense of self or others; evidence of belief that force was necessary in murder or manslaughter prosecution
§ 16-3-22. Immunity from criminal liability of persons rendering assistance to law enforcement officers
§ 16-3-22.1. Persons who provide assistance to law enforcement officers or the Division of Family and Children Services when the health and safety of children are adversely affected and threatened
§ 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
§ 16-3-24.2. Immunity from prosecution; exception
§ 16-3-25. Entrapment
§ 16-3-26. Coercion
§ 16-3-27. Benefit of clergy
§ 16-3-28. Affirmative defenses