{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-10-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-10-5","heading":"Imposition of misdemeanor punishment for felonies punishable by imprisonment for term of ten years or less.","body":"When a defendant is found guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of ten years or less, the judge may, in his discretion, impose punishment as for a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 10 Sentence and Punishment","Article 1 Procedure for Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.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":"3c453456eef96bf7cc8bc39ea9d10334f271d6f36b5c0f59408770c21498d5ec","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-10-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-10-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}