C2 Jurisdiction and Venue

C2. JURISDICTION AND VENUE

C2.1 Jurisdiction: OCGA 17-2-11

Following apply if either Defendant or one for whose conduct he/she is legally accountable (i.e., party to crime, co-defendant, co-conspirator) commits criminal acts while either in or outside of Georgia, if:

A. crime committed wholly or partly in Georgia;

B. conduct outside Georgia is an attempt to commit a crime in Georgia;

OR

C. conduct in Georgia is an attempt to commit a crime in another jurisdiction (the crime must be a crime in both jurisdictions).

C2.2 Venue: [OCGA 17-2-2]

Criminal actions are tried in the county where committed, [GA. CONST. ART. VI, § 2, }} 6]. Special rules include:

A. Crime on boundary line of two counties - venue is in either.

B. Homicide - venue is in county where cause of death inflicted. If unknown, venue in county where death occurred; if unknown, where body found. [See Perera v. State, S14A1109; S14A1110 Supreme Court of Georgia, (9/22/2014...