Section 16-1-4. When conduct constitutes a crime; power of court to punish contempt or enforce orders, civil judgments, and decrees  


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  •    No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is described as a crime in this title or in another statute of this state. However, this Code section does not affect the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order, civil judgment, or decree.
Code 1933, § 26-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.