GA Bar State Law 3

Question 1

Under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1, Georgia's felony murder rule imposes murder liability when:

Accepted Answer

A death occurs during commission of a felony regardless of intent to kill

Answer

Georgia's felony murder statute holds any felony participant liable for murder when a death results during the felony, without requiring intent to kill.

Question 2

Georgia's 'Stand Your Ground' law (O.C.G.A. § 16-3-23.1) permits a person to use defensive force:

Accepted Answer

Without a duty to retreat when lawfully present at any location

Answer

Georgia's Stand Your Ground law eliminates the duty to retreat when a person is lawfully present at any location and faces a qualifying threat.

Question 3

Under O.C.G.A. § 17-7-170, when a Georgia criminal defendant files a statutory demand for speedy trial, the state must try the case within:

Accepted Answer

Two court terms after the term in which the demand is filed

Answer

A § 17-7-170 demand requires trial in the term it is filed or the next succeeding term, or the defendant is entitled to discharge.

Question 4

Under the Georgia Constitution, which of the following crimes requires a grand jury indictment before prosecution can proceed?

Accepted Answer

Murder

Answer

The Georgia Constitution requires all felony prosecutions to be initiated by grand jury indictment, and murder is a felony.

Question 5

Under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391, Georgia's DUI per se law is violated when an adult driver's blood alcohol content equals or exceeds:

Accepted Answer

0.08%

Answer

Georgia's DUI per se threshold for drivers aged 21 and older is 0.08% BAC under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391.

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