{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-9-2","heading":"Jury to judge law and facts and give general verdict; imposition of sentence; form and construction of verdicts.","body":"The jury shall be the judges of the law and the facts in the trial of all criminal cases and shall give a general verdict of “guilty” or “not guilty.” Upon a verdict of “guilty,” the sentence shall be imposed by the judge, unless otherwise provided by law. Verdicts are to have a reasonable intendment, are to receive a reasonable construction, and are not to be avoided unless from necessity.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 9 Verdict and Judgment Generally","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"0bca045ba438c5abe114be0b4b50cf6a48602fe4d93e2bcfb629c71b1ac2f2db","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}