{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-1-6","heading":"Conviction for lesser included offenses.","body":"An accused may be convicted of a crime included in a crime charged in the indictment or accusation. A crime is so included when:\n(1) It is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts or a less culpable mental state than is required to establish the commission of the crime charged; or\n(2) It differs from the crime charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property, or public interest or a lesser kind of culpability suffices to establish its commission.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"ba7c72332fec4768f172f713f037a5050427ddcb1c7cbb3764c0e3161e56fcc2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}