GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Chapter 10. SENTENCE AND PUNISHMENT |
Article 1. PROCEDURE FOR SENTENCING AND IMPOSITION OF PUNISHMENT |
Section 17-10-5. Imposition of misdemeanor punishment for felonies punishable by imprisonment for term of ten years or less
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- When a defendant is found guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of ten years or less, the judge may, in his discretion, impose punishment as for a misdemeanor.
Code 1933, § 26-3101, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.