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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 16-3-5: Mistake of fact.

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  1. TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses
  2. CHAPTER 3 Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions
  3. Article 1 Responsibility

A person shall not be found guilty of a crime if the act or omission to act constituting the crime was induced by a misapprehension of fact which, if true, would have justified the act or omission.

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