Saturday, March 2, 2013

Murder Homicide


If you are facing charges on a murder case, we can help.  Homicide or murder is considered by many to be the ultimate crime, which will likely lead to the most severe punishment, if the accused is convicted.  In Georgia, O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1 designates two different types of murder:
 
(1) Malice murder under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1(a) occurs when a person unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either expressed or implied, causes the death of another human being; and  

(2) Felony murder under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1(b) occurs when a person causes the death of another human being, irrespective of malice, during the commission of a felony.

The punishment for either category of murder is the same: death, imprisonment for life without parole, or my imprisonment for life.  Often times the prosecutor will charge the accused with both categories of murder.  So, the indictment will read one count of felony murder and one count of malice murder for the same homicide.

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