{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-27","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-3-27","heading":"Benefit of clergy.","body":"Since it is no longer needed or appropriate, the ancient device of benefit of clergy shall not exist.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 3 Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions","Article 2 Justification and Excuse"],"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":"807b3c2c7892df522f749133f87588f28aad04f4c4752492113fbe47af2253aa","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-26","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}